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Objectives of First Aid ✔✔Preserve Life, Prevent Condition from Worsening, Promote
Recovery
Promote Recovery ✔✔PICCAO
• PA for medically qualified person
• Inform the Captain
• Comfort the casualty
• Captain may divert
• Ambulance on arrival
• Observation Chart
Ages for First Aid purposes ✔✔Infant - birth to 1 year
Child - 1 year to puberty
Adult - puberty and over
First Aid Roles ✔✔• The First Aider
,• Communicator
• The Back Up
• Other CC
The First Aider: ✔✔• The first CC to arrive at the scene
• Press call bell 3 times to alert other CC
• Assess the casualty
• Give first aid required
- AED
Communicator: ✔✔1. Inform the Captain via interphone (222 if major medical emergency) and
give PAA briefing:
Problem: State the problem, age, sex, condition of the casualty (e.g level of consciousness).
Where AED has been used all crew must be advised.
Action: What action is being taken by the CC
Additional Information:
Any assistance required on arrival. Where AED has been used all paramedics must be advised.
2. PA for medically qualified person.
3. Move passengers away from the are.
, 4. Collect QRG
The Back Up: ✔✔• Immediately collect both types of FAK, Portable O2 and AED pack. Take it
to the First Aider
• Remain at the scene, provide assistance and be on hand to open/locate any items from the
FAKs that may be required
Other CC: ✔✔• Continue with normal duties
- AED
Note: Unless the No1 is the First Aider he/she must continue to supervise all pax and CC on
board as well as any other duties.
When should we call the Public Health Authorities (PHA) ? ✔✔• When there is a death on board
or;
• A communicable disease is suspected.
Communicable Diseases ✔✔• Persistent coughing
• Persistent diarrhea
• Persistent vomiting