Cpr And Basic First Aid Training On Samui?

[joe84330]

curious if anyone knows of a CPR class or anything of the sort here on the island?

[Farma]

Ask at your local dive shop.

[SilentReader]

Recently had my staff undertake a first aid course at the Bangkok Samui Hospital. I think the price was around 6k for 4 staff. It was conducted in Thai but I think if you need it in English or even German they can arrange. Each staff was presented with a certificate after the course.

[H2oDunc]

Any dive shop can give you an Emergency First Responder course. It takes halk a day and covers first aid, CPR, secondary care and Automatic defibrilator. You can also opt to do the first aid for children as well.

Edited November 24, 2009 by H2oDunc

[joe84330]

thanks for the responses. i will ask at a dive shop or hospital i guess. i have an infant and i don't want the mother/babysitters to freak out if she starts choking etc.

[limbos]

You can take the Care for Children course as a stand alone course, most dive shops on the island should be able to offer this course.

[stiggy]

Half a day is totally inadequate to learn first aid ,EFR course is actually two days when done properly, practice untill competent should be the end goal of the trainer.

Contact a reputable dive center, Limbos above is based on samui he can do the course and I hear does it well.

[Mr lamai]

The newest learnings about CPR is that the airflow is secondary, heart massage is NOT!!! I'm sure the dive instructor can advise but you certainly have to make clear its about an infant.

Its the same method as on adults but instead of using your palm you will use just the fingertips of 2 fingers and 2 SHORT(His/her lungs are small) blows of air each 15 seconds.

Just an advise to others...If some ugly or disgusting person just fall down in front of you,and you know the basic of CPR(and he/she is in need). If you mind about the mouth to mouth inflow each 15 sec,just do the heartmassage with a rate of 40-60/ minute.Make sure someone calls for assistance and continue with chest pressing maneuvers.

This save lives!!

Mr Lamai

[joe84330]

thanks for all the responses.

[H2oDunc]

Half a day is totally inadequate to learn first aid ,EFR course is actually two days when done properly, practice untill competent should be the end goal of the trainer.

Contact a reputable dive center, Limbos above is based on samui he can do the course and I hear does it well.

Sorry but that is absolute boll%ks. You are being taught to give assistance just till the emergency services get there then they take over not provide medical care. You are also taught to practice as often as possible even after completing the course.

Just out of curiosity does mr Limbos take 2 days to do an EFR course ?

[limbos]

No, he does not, do you Dunc?

[BBQueen]

Half a day is totally inadequate to learn first aid

Agree. And you must update at least once a year.

[Rooo]

I know that when I did mine,3 days & then got the ticket. Refresher once a year. But then that's a St John's course.

[perkie173]

I have done both a St Johns Course back in the UK which took a few days and an EFR course through a dive shop which took 1 day.

Whilst the EFR course was a crash course they are both pretty similar and I even got to do extra stuff in the EFR course such as checking out the dive chamber in Samui etc. I did mine with Thai Scuba Divers in Lamai.

[limbos]

EFR requires a refresher course every two years.

[stiggy]

H20 dunc that attitude is exactly the kind that provides inadequate FA training. You suggest half day for cpr AED and secondary care !

Do you also forget to clean the manikin after or worse still use a pillow in its place ?

CPR segment alone is minimum of 4 hours.

AED at least four hours.

Secondary care full day.

Cmon read your standards its clearly there for EFR , DAN etc etc.