Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
SCHEDULE 1(Sections 9.5 and 9.6)
Subjects To Be Included in the Courses
1 Basic first aid:
(a) the provision of basic first aid and the first aid attendant’s role and obligations in relation to basic first aid;
(b) emergency scene management;
(c) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Level A: 1 rescuer, adult casualty);
(d) medical emergencies;
(e) shock, unconsciousness and fainting;
(f) anti-contamination procedures; and
(g) wounds and bleeding.
2 Standard first aid:
(a) the provision of standard first aid and the first aid attendant’s role and obligations in relation to standard first aid;
(b) emergency scene management;
(c) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (Level A: 1 rescuer, adult casualty);
(d) medical emergencies;
(e) shock, unconsciousness and fainting;
(f) anti-contamination procedures;
(g) wounds and bleeding;
(h) fractures and their immobilization;
(i) chest injuries;
(j) head and spinal injuries;
(k) muscle, ligament and joint injuries;
(l) burns;
(m) eye injuries;
(n) pelvic, genital and abdominal injuries;
(o) movement and transportation of casualty;
(p) environmental illnesses and injuries;
(q) toxicological emergencies; and
(r) evacuation and transportation of casualties.
3 First aid for flight attendants:
(a) compulsory lessons:
(i) principles of rendering first aid and in-flight medical emergency scene management (including universal precautions),
(ii) shock, unconsciousness and fainting,
(iii) artificial respiration – adult,
(iv) artificial respiration – child and infant,
(v) choking – adult, child and infant,
(vi) cardiovascular emergencies,
(vii) wounds and bleeding,
(viii) fractures, dislocations and sprains,
(ix) head and spinal injuries,
(x) burns,
(xi) asthma, allergies and poisons,
(xii) other medical conditions,
(xiii) altitude-related conditions, and
(xiv) eye injuries; and
(b) elective lessons:
(i) emergency childbirth and miscarriage,
(ii) frostbite and hypothermia,
(iii) heat illnesses,
(iv) cardiopulmonary resuscitation – adult, child and infant, and
(v) toothache.
Testing Methodology
4 Practical evaluation: evaluation points and criteria.
5 Written evaluation: example and marking scheme.
Instructor Qualifications
6 Training program:
(a) course content;
(b) length of the program; and
(c) evaluation process.
7 Recertification procedures:
(a) recertification schedule;
(b) instructor quality assurance procedures; and
(c) instructor’s guide.
Other Elements
8 Student reference material: current volume to be submitted for review.
9 Lesson plans:
(a) lesson contents; and
(b) lesson teaching outline.
10 Audio-visual aids.
11 First aid certificate, if applicable: example to be submitted for authentication.
12 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate, if applicable: example to be submitted for authentication.
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