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  • Medical First Aid Provider (MFAP) 
     
    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 Length:  48 hours

    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

    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)

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

    Prerequisites:  8 hour STCW First Aid completion.

    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.

    Retraining:  Student is responsible for retraining every two years.

    Location:  Only offered at our Lafayette location.

    Course Price:  $957

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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