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GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher

At a Glance​

Blended Learning Course
E-Learning Duration: 4 Hours
In-Venue Duration: 1.5 Days (10 Hours)
Cost: £408 per person inc. VAT

Course Overview

The GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher course is designed to refresher the participants knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide enhanced first aid to casualties within the wind industry, using advanced first aid equipment and medical teleconsultation. Participants will be given the skills to handle life-threatening, major, and minor injuries and medical conditions that may arise when working in a wind turbine environment, while consulting with a more advanced medical professional, in order to treat, stabilise, or prepare casualties for evacuation to a medical facility.​

Who Is The Course For?

Course Content​

  • The role of the first aider

  • Legislation surroundung the provision of first aid

  • Risks and hazards that can lead to first aid incidents

  • Anatomy and physiology of the human body

  • The primary survey and lifesaving first aid, including:

    • Dealing with dangers​

    • Understanding levels of response and treating unconscious casualties

    • Catastrophic bleeding

    • Choking

    • CPR and the use of AEDs

    • The recovery position

    • Shock

  • The secondary survey including the head-to-toe examination​ and taking notes

  • Major and minor injuries and illness including:

    • Burns

    • Chemical Contacts to the Eye

    • Heart Attack

    • Stroke

    • Hypothermia

    • Fractures

    • Anaphylaxis

    • Asthma

    • Abnormal blood sugar

    • Bites and stings

    • Other serious injuries

    • Other serious illness

  • Managing large-scale incidents including preparing for medical evacuation

  • Medical teleconsultation

  • Pain management

  • Advanced emergency equipment including:

    • Oxygen

    • Bag-valve masks

    • Airway devices

    • Pelvic splints

More Information & Pre-Requisites

  • Certificate validity:

    • 24 months

  • Items to bring:

    • Photo ID (e.g passport or driving license)

    • Safety boots or shoes

  • Pre-requisites:

    • Participants must be in a good state of physical fitness (participants will be required to fill in a medical self-declaration)

    • Participants must have a WINDA ID (to obtain a WINDA ID, participants can register here

    • Participants must hold a GWO Enhanced First Aid certificate that is in date on the  final day of the course

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