Ambulance Aid Course
This course is aimed at anyone who has the responsibility for providing high standards of first aid, either in industry/leisure, or the caring professions.
Benefits
Participants will be able to Assess and triage emergency situations Apply basic life support skills and techniques as required
Objectives
Develop a comprehensive knowledge of human anatomy and physiology Develop awareness of the effects of illness and injury on the human body Demonstrate systematic and thorough patient assessment Apply basic life support techniques in response to identified patient requirements Demonstrate effective use of Ambulance equipment
Learning Methods
Learner centred classroom sessions, role play and simulated scenarios.
Duration and Location
This is a seven week residential course at the Scottish Ambulance College. The course is divided into three modules, all of which require satisfactory completion before progressing to the next. The course can be taken as a whole, in individual modules or a adapted further to meet your organisational needs.
Ambulance Aid Details
This seven week course is divided into three modules. Each week in each module adds to the previous weeks learning by introducing associated systems and techniques to build an overall target for the module and the course. As this structure builds on the preceding learning it can be seen why satisfactory progression is dependant on successful completion of the preceding stage. The modules in outline are as follows
Module one, three weeks
- Patient assessment
- Respiratory system
- Cardiovascular system, including defibrillation
- Unconscious casualties
- Lifting & handling
Module two, two weeks
- Skeletal system
- Nervous system
- Wounds & bleeding
- Immobilisation & support
- Head injuries
- Spinal/pelvic injuries
- Infectious diseases
- Extrication and light rescue
Module three, two weeks
- Multi-casualty situations
- Digestive system
- Diabetes
- Death - Service procedures
- Poisons/Solvents
- Maternity
- Extremes of body temperature
The list above is by no means comprehensive but gives an idea of the training undertaken and the approximate order in which it is delivered. Throughout the course there are theoretical assessments and lots, and I mean lots of practical assessments to reinforce the theoretical learning. The practical incidents can, and do, include anything that has been previously covered. Our training staff are very good at setting up these practical incidents and the multi-casualty scenarios are seriously daunting.
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