2023-05-02_EFA_V5

Safety training

Enhanced First Aid Standard / V5 2023-05-02

c.

tourniquets

d.

haemostatic agents/wound packing

Receive and reflect on the instructor´s feedback

ELEMENT 5.4 - “A”: AIRWAY

Learning objective:

37) The participants can act independently in delivering the correct first aid for obstruction of airways i.e. establish and maintain an airway, including the use of the recovery position. (Ability, intermediate level)

The instructor shall:

Explain and demonstrate:

a. obstruction of airways e.g. tongue, vomit, foreign object, choking, etc. first aid to an unresponsive, breathing casualty

b.

head tilt/chin lift and jaw thrust techniques

c.

placing of a casualty in the recovery position

Facilitate exercises for the participants in:

a. checking and opening airways (head tilt/chin lift and jaw thrust techniques)

b. airway obstruction (removal of foreign objects and choking procedure)

c.

recovery position (one or more first aiders)

d. correct treatment of a casualty with an obstructed airway following a step wise approach according to national/regional guidelines and best practice (as permitted by company/national regulations)manual airway opening (head tilt/chin lift, jaw thrust)

d.i use of manual suction

d.ii use of an oropharyngeal airway (OPA, Guedel)

d.iii use of a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)

d.iv use of a supraglottic airway device e.g. I-gel, laryngeal tube

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