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First-Aid Response Afloat

A teaching-first afloat response model for protecting the scene, checking the casualty, calling early, coordinating the crew, monitoring change, and handing over safely.

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CPR and Drowning Protocol

A teaching-first adult CPR and drowning sequence covering current recognition, five initial drowning breaths, compression and ventilation boundaries, prompt-led AED use, vessel roles, post-resuscitation care, and factual handover.

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Recovery Position in Confined Space

A teaching-first recovery-position decision sequence covering normal versus abnormal breathing, the trauma exclusion, ordinary cramped-cabin adaptations, hazardous enclosed-space boundaries, continuous monitoring and responder handover.

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Cold Shock and Hypothermia

A teaching-first cold-water response sequence covering immediate cold shock, Float to Live boundaries, rescue without a second casualty, post-recovery breathing and injury gates, heat-loss prevention, deterioration and factual handover.

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cold-shock airway responseFloat to Liveflotation and rescue
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Bleeding, Head Injuries, and Burns

A teaching-first serious-injury response covering life-threatening bleeding, embedded objects, current head-injury referral, neck and airway boundaries, thermal and special burns, deterioration and factual handover.

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life-threatening bleedingdirect pressurehaemorrhage escalation
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Seasickness, Dehydration, and Medication

A teaching-first sickness and medicine response covering early crew-capacity decisions, practical motion controls, dehydration evidence, oral-intake boundaries, medicine impairment, missed or vomited doses, anaphylaxis, deterioration and factual handover.

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Medical Advice by VHF

A teaching-first medical-advice call sequence covering early escalation, qualified position, distress and urgency thresholds, a concise Coastguard opening, observable casualty evidence, privacy limits, crew roles, closed-loop updates, handover and failed-contact fallback.

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Helicopter Rescue and Handover

A teaching-first helicopter rescue sequence covering confirmed tasking, yacht and casualty preparation, on-scene communication, hi-line hazards, continuous monitoring, factual handover and a safe reset after a changed or aborted transfer.

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