Medical Management for Mariners - a vital course for a longer voyage

10:43 PM Thu 24 Jun 2010 GMT

'First Aid courses typically deal with the time before the paramedic arrives' .

The next CYCA Medical Management for Mariners course commences on Tuesday 6th July and there are still places available in this course. This is a comprehensive course of vital importance for those who sail longer voyages. The CYCA Medical Management for Mariners Course (MMM) consists of seven nights of three-hours each at St. Vincent's Hospital in the Don Harrison Simulation centre, followed by a three-hour practical session taught by Helicopter Rescue Paramedics aboard a yacht at the CYCA. During the course, participants are shown how to treat and stabilise a patient and prepare and package the injured person for rescue ...

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by Sail-World Cruising