GWO EnhanCed
First Aid
courses
Advanced Blade Repair Services have carefully designed courses to improve the skills and knowledge of personnel working in both the offshore and onshore wind industry. We provide both the GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA) and EFA refresher courses.
Training takes place in our state-of-the-art hub rescue simulator which provides a safe but realistic learning experience that is delivered by trainers with proven industry experience. Call our Sunderland-based team to book your place or to learn more about any of our other courses.
GWO
ENHANCED FIRSTaId (efa) ANDREFRESHER COURSE (EFAR)
ENHANCED FIRST
GWO Enhanced First Aid provides the knowledge and skills to administer safe, effective and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures to save lives and give assistance in remote areas.
Participants will learn to use advanced emergency equipment and medical telecommunication to provide ongoing care to an ill or injured casualty over some time while waiting for professional emergency rescue teams to arrive.
The course aims to enable personnel in the wind industry to react to incidents and thus mitigate the results of casualties deriving from the identified risk.
EFA Course
Duration: 3 days
Price Basic: £475 ex. VAT – £570 inc. VAT
EFAR Refresher Course
Duration: 2 days
Price Refresher: £333.33 ex. VAT – £400 inc. VAT
These courses are for anyone working within the wind industry or related fields.
Course
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES
Participants completing a GWO Enhanced First Aid training course will be able to:
- Understand the importance of carrying out basic and enhanced first aid in a safe and sound manner, in accordance with local legislation and according to European Resuscitation Council (ERC) and American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines
- Administer safe, effective and immediate lifesaving and enhanced first aid measures to save life and give assistance in remote areas using advanced emergency equipment and medical tele-consultation, while having particular regard for personal protection
- Identify and explain normal function, normal signs and symptoms of serious and minor injuries and illness related to the human body
- Demonstrate understanding and correct order of management in an emergency situation in a Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) environment
- Deliver immediate enhanced first aid to stabilise a casualty
- Assess the casualty for injury or acute illness and determine if medical advice and external-to-incident support is required
- Request tele-medical consultation and medical/rescue assistance by providing a concise and relevant report of the casualty’s condition while receiving medical advice to stabilise the casualty
- Request immediate medical/rescue assistance providing a concise and relevant report of the casualty’s condition
- Prepare the casualty for transfer to nominated evacuation/rescue point
- Act as a leader in first aid situations.
cOURSES
CONTENT
- Introduction
- Risks, hazards and legislation
- Anatomy
- Management of an incident
- National emergency response
- Medical tele-consultation
- Lifesaving and enhanced first aid using primary and secondary survey (including airway management and oxygen)
- Pain management and further possible medication
- Scenario-based training
- Evaluation
