RYA – (OP) First Aid Check List

First Aid Skipper & First Mate’s Check List            Symptoms                                Risk                      Action MOB – Secondary DrowningLung membranes clog up to 48 hrs afterwards Call CoastguardCold water immersionShock & post immersion collapse No vertical liftsChoking  Obtain consent to back slaps-abdominal thrustsPaleness, cold, fast/shallow breath, fast weak pulseShock Treat cause, lie down, raise legs, loosen tight clothes, keep warm & reassureSea SicknessBrain thinks poisoned Sedative, […]