Members skill up in first aid

First aid is just one of many skills our members learn to help them save lives on the water.Last weekend two first aid courses were held at Marine Rescue Middle Harbour’s base at The Spit. The courses were attended by members from MR Cottage Point as well as the State Headquarters.

The first of the courses was ‘Provide First Aid’, with members learning basic first aid techniques including CPR, casualty management, use of slings and wounds, and how to do a primary and secondary survey on a casualty.

The second course was ‘Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy’and included how to conduct CPR as a team, use of oxygen within patient management and the benefits of oxygen therapy.

If this sounds like something you’d like to learn, consider joining your local Marine Rescue unit.