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Oil and Gas / Industrial Medical Course

The Medical Wing’s First Person On Scene – Oil and Gas/ Industrial (FPOS – OGI) is one of the world’s most comprehensive medical courses designed specifically for the Oil and Gas and Industrial sector.

Not only does the course train out clients in common injuries, it provides in depth training into injuries that are specific to the oil and gas industry. Taking the training a vital stage further, The Medical Wing look at rescue techniques associated with Oil and Gas infrastructure, for example abseiling and fast rope techniques. Our delegates will also be exposed to numerous real life scenarios under the careful support and guidance of our highly experienced instructors. Each delegate will leave the course knowing that they are prepared to tackle any medical emergency in the industrial sector and access to a support network offered to them by our 24-hour emergency contact number.

The Medical Wing trainers delivering this course all have experience of operating in the Oil and Gas industry and are specialists in their field.

The course covers the following aspects:

  • The Pre Hospital Environment
  • Scene Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Enhanced Patient Assessment
  • Blocked Airway, Opening and Maintaining Airways
  • Suspected Neck and Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Choking and other Respiratory Problems
  • Basic Life Support
  • Use of Suction
  • Recovery Position
  • Defibrillators and Heart Rhythms
  • Circulation and Shock
  • Internal and External Bleeding
  • Medical Emergencies such as Angina and Heart Attack, Diabetes, Stroke, Asthma, Fitting, Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reaction
  • Oxygen Therapy
  • Crash/Safety Headwear Removal
  • Ventilation Support
  • Trauma Related Emergencies such as - Fractures and Dislocations, Burns and Scalds
  • Correct Techniques for Moving and Handling Patients
  • Extrication of the Trapped Patient.

All gradates of The Medical Wing’s First Person On Scene (FPOS) course will gain qualifications from both Edexcel and the Institute of Health and Care Development (IHCD).

The course is also recognised by the following:

  • Faculty of Pre Hospital Care at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
  • Security Industry Authority (SIA)
  • The Ambulance Service Authority. It entitles the holder to apply to work as a first responder.

The FPOS-OGI course is 5 days in length. The standard (non-bespoke) course is usually a 4 day course but The Medical Wing’s allows an extra day for in depth study into certain types of injuries or illnesses depending on which FPOS is being taken (SBM/FPOS Oil & Gas etc), with intensive scenarios, role plays in varying realistic environments.

For more information please call us on 01295 756 380

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