Our in-depth Aero-Medical First Aid training courses are delivered in line with EASA and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines and can be delivered as part of Initial or Recurrent training.
Alternatively, they can be delivered as a stand-alone course for flight crew, cabin crew or ground support personnel.
We also offer Aviation First Aid Instructor courses. These courses have been designed for individuals or teams who will be delivering Aviation First Aid training courses for their own operating staff.
As well as aviation first aid theoretical knowledge, our first aid training course will provide practical skills to confidently perform, deliver and assess practical skill stations in adult and paediatric CPR, as well as Defibrillator training if required.
The interactive course comprises of practical and theoretical training including:
General instruction on aero-medical aspects and survival.
The physiological effects of flying with particular emphasis on hypoxia, oxygen requirements, Eustachian tubal function and barotraumas.
Basic first-aid, including care of:
air sickness
gastro-intestinal disturbances
hyperventilation
burns
wounds
the unconscious
fractures and soft tissue injuries
In-flight medical emergencies and associated first-aid covering at least:
asthma
stress and allergic reactions
shock
diabetes
choking
epilepsy
childbirth
stroke
heart attack
The use of appropriate equipment including first-aid oxygen, first-aid kits and emergency medical kits and their contents
Practical cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training by each cabin crew member using a specifically designed dummy and taking account of the characteristics of an aircraft environment
Travel health and hygiene, including:
hygiene on board
risk of contact with infectious diseases and means to reduce such risks
handling of clinical waste
aircraft disinfection
handling of death on board
alertness management, physiological effects of fatigue, sleep physiology, circadian rhythm and time zone changes
