Elementary first aid, Automated external defibrillator

If someone suffers from a heart attack or cardiac arrest and you have an AED available, it is crucial that you know how to use it correctly.

First Aid is defined as the emergency treatment given to the ill or injured before more experienced medical personnel arrive.

This e-learning modules is the sixth in a series of 13 modules. The modules are intended to refresh and reinforce the knowledge gained during the mandatory class room course on Elementary First Aid. IMO considers and recommends this refresher training to be an integral part of on-board training requirement for seafarers.

Learning objectives:

• Identify First Aid situations where an AED should be used.
• Recognize the importance of following the AED’s verbal commands
• Outline the steps that must be followed to use an AED effectively