Title:

Medical Care Provider

Number:

S-070

Summary:

This course provides training to mariners seeking to complete the requirements to provide medical first aid on board ships.  Any student who successfully completes the training and presenting a certificate of training within 5 years to a US Coast Guard Regional Examination Center (REC) will satisfy the Medical First Aid training requirements of Section A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code and 46 CFR 12.13-1.

Class Size:

12 Students  Pre-registration is required to hold your seat

Length:

21 Hours (3 Days)

Cost:

$595.00

Prerequisites:

Completion of  U.S. Coast Guard approved Elementary First Aid and CPR course or equivalent.

Schedule:

Call to be placed on our waiting list in the event of a last minute cancellation or for additional course dates 

To Register:

Call 1-800-642-CMTI  or Register On-Line

Course Details:

This course provides training to mariners seeking to complete the requirements to provide medical first aid on board ships.  Any student who successfully completes the training and presenting a certificate of training within 5 years to a US Coast Guard Regional Examination Center (REC) will satisfy the Medical First Aid training requirements of Section A-VI/4 and Table A-VI/4-1 of the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code and 46 CFR 12.13-1.

This course will also be of value to others who need intermediate First Aid training who may or may not operate vessels on the water who may not be seeking U.S. Coast Guard licenses, or whose experience is not up to the minimum requirements established under ideal conditions.  Because of this, entry standards can be adjusted to suite the particular circumstances.  In most cases, the students for each course will normally have backgrounds that meet or exceed the ideal entry standards stated above.

The course covers the following topics:

• Shipboard First Aid Kit
• Body Structure and Function
• Toxicological Hazards Aboard Ship
• Examination of Patient
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Burns, Scalds and the Effects of Heat and Cold
• Fractures, Dislocations and Muscular Injuries
• Medical Care of Rescued Persons, Including: Distress, Hypothermia and Cold Exposure
• External Assistance (Radio Advice)
• Pharmacology
• Sterilization
• Cardiac Arrest, Drowning and Asphyxia
• Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies

Examination:

Several examinations and assessments are administered throughout the course: