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  • Medical First Aid Provider (MFAP)


    Course Length:
      48 hours

    CFR Reference:
    46 CFR 10.205 (h) (1) (ii)
    46 CFR 10.205 (h) (2) (iii)
    46 CFR 10.205 (I) (2) and (3) (iii)

    Overview:  The Medical First Aid Provider course is designed for personnel who have already completed a STCW 8 hour first aid. This course is similar to a DOT first responder with some added medical information such as basic pharmacology and gynecology. See course objectives for additional material in the course.

    Course Required by:  Coast Guard designated person who is in charge of medical care.

    Prerequisites:  8 hour STCW first aid completion

    Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this training the student will be familiar with:
    · Perform CPR at the healthcare provider level
    · Utilize an AED. (Automated External Defibrillator)
    · Manage airway problems

     

    · Use oxygen delivery devices and apply oxygen
    · Monitor blood pressure and vital signs
    · Perform initial and ongoing patient assessment until advanced care arrives
    · Basic fundamental documentation of emergency medical care
    · Manage bleeding emergencies and splinting potential fractures and related injuries
    · Learn basic pharmacology
    · Childbirth
    · Assembling a basic first aid kit
    · Basic nursing principles of a sick bay
    · Identify psychological/psychiatric problems
    · Radio medical advice
    · Manage burn injuries
    · Spinal injuries
    · Toxicological hazards

    Written Exam:  MFAP final exam minimum passing score 74%.
    Performance skills such as CPR, AED, bag valve mask, patient assessment, oxygen administration, soft tissue injury, splinting and airway management will need to be performed to complete the program.

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    General Information:
    Safety Management Systems           
    2916 N. University Avenue
    Lafayette, LA 70507
     
    Deliveries:
    P.O. Box 98000
    Lafayette, LA 70509-8000