HEYBRIDGE & MALDON COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS

 

TRAINING PROGRAMME 2012

 

 

All meetings will be held at Plantation Hall, Heybridge.

7.30pm - 9.30pm

 

Each meeting starts with a short business session.

 

 

Date

Details of Training

Wednesday 11th January

 Patient Assessment

Thursday 16th February

CPR and use of defibrillator (also familiarise with the newer model) (include cases of drowning and pregnancy). Airways. Suction. Oxygen therapy.

Thursday 15th March

Asphyxia. Choking. Respiratory disorders (hyperventilation, asthma, obstructed airway, strangling, inhalation of fumes). Recovery position.

Thursday 12th April

Epilepsy. Fitting. Diabetes. Glucogel.

Thursday 17th May

Wounds. Bleeding. Shock. Fainting.

Thursday 14th June

Head injuries. Stroke.

Thursday 26th July

Cardiac conditions.

Thursday 13th September

 

Burns. Heat exhaustion, Hypothermia.

Thursday 11th October

 

Practical scenarios. Manual handling - movement of patients.

Thursday 15th November

Anaphylactic shock. Poison, stings, bites.

 

 

 

No meeting in August or December.

 

 

Details of the programme may change according to feedback from members, new training requirements and availability of instructors.