STCW Proficiency In Medical Care Onboard - Refresher

£425 GBP

Course Type:

STCW ➜ Updated Proficiency in Medical Care

Training School:

Seascope Maritime Training

Location:

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Duration:

3 days

Language:

English

What you will learn

The aim of the course is:

• The learner is able to maintain the required standard of competence in providing medical care on board a vessel.
• Describe how to use the equipment and medicines available on board.
• Identify the sources of information and up to date techniques for providing medical care on board.
• Explain the procedures for participation in co-ordinated schemes for medical assistance to ships, including Medical Advice by Radio.
• Describe how to recognise and deal with infections, including methods of prevention, monitoring and control.
• Demonstrate the assessment and care of a person suffering illness or injury, including on-going care and supervision until expert attention is available.
• Demonstrate life-saving procedures for common life-threatening situations.
• Demonstrate methods of recognising, diagnosing, and treating seriously ill persons, including common medical conditions and their emergencies and conditions associated with the respiratory, cardiac and abdominal systems.
• Demonstrate methods of monitoring the condition of an ill person, including how lo monitor and chart vital signs covering pulse, blood pressure, tempera lure, breathing rate, slate of consciousness.
• Describe methods of providing pain relief.
• Demonstrate how to give an intramuscular and a subcutaneous injection.
• Demonstrate how to deal with medical conditions and their emergencies, including:

1. Conditions of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
2. Conditions relating to the abdomen; gynaecological, urinary and

• gastrointestinal systems, including passing an urinary retether;

1. Conditions involving the head and neck; car, nose and throat;

• dental and ophthalmic conditions;

1. Communicable diseases and sexually transmitted infections;
2. Illness related to substance misuse.

• Describe the procedures for arranging the evacuation of a patient.
• Describe the record keeping requirements related to medical records and international and national maritime medical regulations.
• Identify the latest new developments in diagnosis and treatment.
• Describe how to keep up to date with changes and developments in diagnosis and treatment.

Prerequisites

• Before commencing training, learners must either have received approved or recognised training ir1 Proficiency in Medical Care on Board Ship (in accordance with Section A-Vl/4-2 of the STCW Code) or hold a certificate of Updated Proficiency in Medical Care on Board Ship.
• Proof of prerequisites are required for inspection at course commencement.

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