Delivering quality Safety and First Aid training plus all ancillary training to pilots/flight crew and cabin crew, we also specialise in Aviation related instructor training

Aviation Medicine/First Aid for Instructors

This 3-day course is designed for delegates to be able to train Aviation Medicine/First Aid to pilots/flight crew and cabin crew.  The legislation detailed in JAR-OPS 1.1005, 1.1010, 1.1015 and 1.945 will be covered thoroughly.

The syllabus for the training course is as follows:

DAY ONE & DAY TWO

Physiology of Flight
Including oxygen requirements and hypoxia

Medical Emergencies in Aviation
Including

  • Choking
  • Stress and Allergic Reactions
  • Hyperventilation
  • Gastro-Intestinal Disturbance
  • Air Sickness
  • Epilepsy
  • Heart Attacks
  • Stroke
  • Shock
  • Diabetes
  • Emergency Childbirth
  • Asthma
  • Contagious Diseases onboard an aircraft

Basic First Aid and Survival Care
Including:

  • The Unconscious Casualty
  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
  • Treatment of Burns and Scalds
  • Control of Bleeding
  • Fractures and Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Travel, Health and Hygiene

First Aid Kit
Familiarity with and knowledge of the contents of Operator’s First Aid Kit

(AED) Automated External Defibrillator Training
Training for instructors on the use of AEDs in-flight if required

DAY THREE

Formatting Initial and Recurrent First Aid course to JAR- OPS standards
Compiling lesson plans and handouts

Preparation of Examination Papers
Exam papers to be relevant the subjects taught and reflecting information already in the Safety Manual

Care of First Aid Equipment
Knowledge of ‘Ressuci Annie’ and ‘Ressuci Baby’ and how to repair and replace component parts and ensure adequate disinfecting between trainees.  How to acquire training equipment

Visual Aids
Video material to be used and where to acquire it

Counselling cabin crew following medical incidents onboard

Compiling medical statistics on an annual or six monthly basis to evaluate what kind of situations are the most prevalent and the best practice for dealing with them

Liasing with other departments e.g., engineering, reservations regarding pre-ordering oxygen or other equipment prior to the carriage of known invalids

Flight Crew Medical Aspects and First Aid

Syllabus to comply with JAR OPS 1.945