GWO Basic First Aid

Global Wind Organisation - Basic safety Training First Aid

Why RNE

RNE have vast experience within the renewable sector and in pre-hospital emergency care. The First Aid course is delivered by our specialist rescue instructors giving course candidates a positive learning experience that will leaving them feeling confident and able to deal with any first aid issue in the wind turbine industry.

Aim

The aim of the BST First Aid Module is to enable participants, through theoretical and practical training, to recognise signs and symptoms of life threating situations and administer safe and effective first aid in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment in order to save lives and prevent further injury, until the casualty can be handed over to the next level of care.

After having successfully completed this BST First Aid Module, the participants will have the ability to: 

1. Act independently in recognising, assessing, and prioritising the need for basic first aid and providing lifesaving first aid until the casualty can be handed over to the next level of care in case of an incident in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment (Ability, intermediate level) 
2. Take responsibility for recognising their limitations as a basic first aider, calling for help and enable evacuation off the casualty in case of an incident in the wind turbine industry/WTG environment (Ability, intermediate level) 

Course syllabus

Lifesaving first aid       

• Management of first aid incident in a WTG
• Primary survey C-A-B-C
• Identifying  & Management catastrophic external bleeding 
• Management of an unresponsive patient 
• Choking and air way obstruction 
• Cardio pulmonary resuscitation 
• Bleed management and shock
• Safe use of an AED 

Providing first aid        

• Treatment of burns 
• Chemical burns 
• Medical emergencies – e.g. heart attack and strokes 
• Hypothermia
• Fractures
• Head-to-toe examinations (secondary survey)

Scenarios:  Scenario based training.

Course duration

• 1 Day 
• Total contact time: 8hrs

Pre-requisites 

• Aged 18yrs Old 
• MUST register with WINDA prior to attending the course.