FIRST AID – CABIN CREW- INITIAL TRAINING

Introduction to First Aid

• 3 P’s – Preserve, Prevent and Promote
• General instruction on aero-medical aspects and survival
• Dealing with an ill passenger or crew member
• Ground based emergency services

Physiological effects of flying

• Effect of the pressurised cabin on the body
• Eustachian tubal function – dealing with ear problems
• Barotraumas
• Hypoxia – causes, signs and symptoms
• Dealing with hypoxia
• Oxygen requirements

Basic First Aid

• Dealing with air-sickness
• Gastro-intestinal problems
• Hyperventilation and the difference with hypoxia
• Burns
• Wounds and bleeding
• Fractures and soft tissues injuries
• The unconscious person

CPR – theoretical and practical training taking into account the characteristics of an aircraft cabin.

• Shake, shout and pinch
• ABC’s – airway, breathing and circulation
• 30 compressions to 2 breaths
• Defibrillators and how to use (if carried on board)
• Recovery position

Inflight emergencies and their treatment

• Heart attack and angina
• Cardiac arrest
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Stroke
• Stress and allergic reactions- anaphylactic shock
• Choking
• Childbirth and miscarriage

Therapeutic oxygen and portable oxygen bottles

• Pre-departure inspections
• Location and number of the aircraft
• Their use on board including communication with the flight crew

First Aid Kits and emergency medical kits

• Location and pre-departure inspections
• Contents and their use

Travel health and hygiene

• Issues specific to the geographic location of the operation
• Hygiene on board an aircraft
• Risk of contact with infectious disease and how to reduce the risks
• Handling of clinical waste
• Handling of death on board
• Aircraft disinfection
• Alertness management, effects of fatigue on the body, circadian rhythm and time zone changes