Understanding the Principles and Practices of the Event Medic

This online course is an overview of the role of the event medic, it isn’t about first aid, it is about being professional, avoiding conflict, understand employment capacity and treatment boundaries.

It isn’t a rule book or set of commandments!

It has 16 modules, all packed with essential information, geared towards event medics of every skillset, whether you are a first aider, paramedic or doctor.

The modules are listed briefly below.

1. Defining roles and responsibilities
   Event Medic Skillset
   Capacity employed
   Treatment boundaries
   Clinical lead
2. Appearance and conduct
   Rights and wrongs of uniform
   Unwarranted and unauthorised markings
   Consequences of being caught on camera
   Representing the firm that pays you
   Respecting the client
   Privacy and dignity
3. Customer relations
   Respect and discretion
   Poaching and the theft of clients
4. Basic kit
   The grab bag
   Your kit
   Employers kit
   Advanced kit
5. Administering painkillers
   Drugs
   Medical gases
6. First Aid base
   The hub
   Treatment centre
   Ambulances on site
   Privacy and dignity
   Confidentiality
7. Understanding venue layout
   Knowing all areas
   Reaching patients
   Main entrances and exits
   Emergency entrances and exits
8. Dispatch protocol
   Incident notification and dispatch
9. Radio/phone communication
   Radio protocol
   Privacy and courtesy
10. Personal safety
    Risk Assessment
    Recognising potential personal danger
11. Scene safety
    Dynamic risk assessment
    Aggressive bystanders and patients
12. Scene management
    Taking control until backup arrives
13. Reporting an incident
    Being clear and precise
14. Defining a major incident
    Recognising a major incident
    ETHANE
    METHANE
15. Scene lockdown
    What happens when the scene is in lockdown
    Managing solo until EMS is allowed in
16. Triage
    Mass casualty management
    Seive and sort casualties
    

The course will be available at the end of April 2018

The cost of the course is £30.

This is not a qualification but there is an assessment upon request for those who would like a certificate of understanding.

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