M4MED

Just a quick one to say thanks to all who attended the course this weekend.
I thoroughly enjoyed delivering it, thanks to your enthusiasm, participation and the cross section of CP experience.
I'll put some photos on here and the website shortly and your certs will be with you asp.
Thanks again and keep in touch

M4MED
Global Tactical Medical
www.globaltacmed.com

covert munkey

M4MED,

The word on the street from some of the my mates back at the wing is that your course was fantastic!

Probably some of the best medic training they've had!

Well done buddy, i'll need to get myself onto it! any discount for me haha!!

What sort of things is it that you cover? I went for my FAAW a few years back so really looking for something a bit more advanced?

Regards,

CM

M4MED

Many thanks Covert Monkey. That's great feedback coming from those guys. An aweful lot of experience down there. It was fantastic to deliver the course to the professionals it was designed for (CPOs).

The course is specifically tailored for Close Protection Operations worldwide and whilst covering the basic FAW syllabus, everything is; area, injury and role specific and goes that extra mile.

We look at haemostatics, tourniquets, spinal injury management, airway management, oxygen administration and realistic environmental issues such as heat injury prevention and treatment, snake and scorpion bites, treatment (antivenom), vitals signs monitoring, extended care, the Tactical Combat Casualty Care protocols, tactical stretchers, MEDEVAC requests etc etc and we also cover cannulation and fluid resuscitation, either as a refresher for those already trained or as an intro to assist a medic in the process.

We try to make the course as much 'hands on' as possible, with bags of manikins and training aids, culminating in a realistic scenario assessment.

Always a discount for the admin staff!!

sutty

ive been doing admin today ,can i have a discount please please...

recon

put me down for a course next yr ok pm me

M4MED

pm en route mate.

Next open course is 20 - 24 October 08.

team+medic

How come you can cover these subjects on an FAW,thought the syllabus was pretty rigid

Del

M4MED

Del,

Very valid question mate and I'll try to answer as best I can.

The course is not an FAAW. It's a Tac Med course, which incorporates the FAAW syllabus, amongst other things.

The FAAW course is 4 days (24 contact hours). The Tac Med course is an intensive 5 day residential course, consisting of 40 contact hours.

The FAAW is a first aid at WORK course and should be tailored to suit the appropriate WORK environment. If this happens to be in Close Protection and the nature of the illness or injury could be more severe, then it can be tailored to suit.

The key is, the Health and Safety Executive require employers to carry out an assessment of needs and subsequently, they are to provide adequate equipment and training for the risks in the work place.
All of the FAAW syllabus is covered but is relevant and tailored to the delegates needs and environment. There is no point teaching FAAW geared towards the injuries found in an office or MacDonalds, to Close Protection Operators. The environment is different and therefore the likely hood of exposure to different incidents and injuries.
When we discuss First Aid kits, we look at the FAAW box and also trauma packs, because the HSE state ‘Equivalent but different items will be considered acceptable.’ i.e. We use Israeli emergency dressings, as opposed to basic dressings, we use Asherman chest seals, instead of improvising a 3 sided seal with tape and an occlusive dressing or crisp packet.....
The HSE state that Oxygen may be considered as an extension to the basic FAAW course, if the need emerges from a needs assessment.

There's not a great deal of difference: Chest wounds are covered in FAAW, we just look more in depth at their recognition and treatment (Asherman chest seals etc), bleeding is covered in FAAW, we just look more at the kinematics and real world methods of stopping bleeding (catastrophic haemorrhage) in the field, scene safety is covered in FAAW, we look at how it's applied to the Tactical and remote environment by using the Tactical Combat Casualty Care protocols etc, Bites and stings is covered in FAAW, we look at snake bites and scorpion stings and realistic treatment, a MEDEVAC request is the equivalent of dialing 999 in a remote environment etc.

The only additions are Oxygen administration and Airway management, which are acceptable add ons and are certificated by the MTA (Medical Training Authority) and are not covered in the FAAW certification.

Cannulation and Fluid administration is covered as an overview to assist a qualified medic (Paramedic, EMT, CMT, HSE Offshore Medic, LRRPS medic etc etc) in remote areas. i.e. An operator can identify and set up the system for a medic to utilise (to speed things up). It also means the guys know what they are carrying, why it's important, can check and maintain the equipment etc etc, again this is part of the Tac Med side and not FAAW.

There has been a lot of bad press about the FAAW not being appropriate for the CP environment and the discussion goes on but providing it is delivered by trainers who understand the industry and have real world experience to pass on, then the course is very appropriate as a basic qualification across the board.
In summary, a needs assessment has been carried out for Close Protection and remote areas and has been applied to the HSE syllabus to afford the delegates the best possible realistic training. The FAAW is just one component within this 5 day course.
Hope this helps but feel free to pm me if you have any other questions

Stay safe

M4MED
www.globaltacmed.com


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1 Evaluation of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and the approved code of practice and guidance. Research Report 069
www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr069.pdf
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www.hse.gov.uk/consult/disdocs/dde21.pdf
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www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/pdf/table9.pdf

covert munkey

Some friends of mine attended this FAAW course down at Cpu Longmoor and the course was by all accounts very very impressive.

I know they attended the FAAW as they needed to the jump through hoops(like we all had to) in order to apply for there sia licence but like i said it was tailored for CPO's and all relevant.

Regards,

CM

PS This 5 day medical training course will be a raffle prize at the forthcoming Forum charity function on Sat 8th Nov at the UJ club.

praetorian550

M4Med
I hear some of the Girls at Stringys are in need of some medical attention after your last visit!!
However I also hear your wallet is still in surgery after life saving mouth to mouth with a young mexican !!!
J