Aerospace Medicine
Part A - Section 6 - First Aid
* Medical Emergencies
* Signs, Symptoms and Management of:
o Inflight medical emergency management
o Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
o Artificial respiration - Adult, Child and Infant
o Choking - Adult, Child and Infant
o Cardiovascular emergencies
o Wounds and bleeding
o Fractures, dislocations, and sprains
o Head/Spinal injuries
o Burns
o Asthma, allergies and poisons
o Medical Conditions
o Altitude related conditions
* Time of Useful Consciousness
* Flight Attendant Safety
* Flight Attendant Responsibilities
* Personal Protection
* Carriage of Passengers With Contagious Diseases
* Suspected Death
* Other First Aid Equipment
* Aircraft First Aid Kit(s) and Emergency Medical Kits
* Reporting Medical Incidents
Part A - Section 6 - First Aid
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The First Aid section shall include components 6A.0 to 6A.10 or the air operator may have these components in a separate document, provided the document is:
o referenced in the Flight Attendant Manual,
o issued to each flight attendant,
o readily available for reference during flight, and
o approved by Transport Canada
6A.0 Medical Emergencies
o Procedures regarding management of in-flight medical emergency (e.g. Emergency Scene Management)
6A.1 Signs, Symptoms and Management of:
o Inflight medical emergency scene management
o Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
o Artificial respiration - Adult, Child and Infant
o Choking - Adult, Child and Infant
o Cardiovascular emergencies
o Wounds and bleeding
o Fractures, dislocations and sprains
o Head/Spinal injuries
o Burns
o Asthma, allergies and poisons
o Medical Conditions
o Altitude related conditions
6A.2 Time of Useful Consciousness
o Description
o Time frames
6A.3 Flight Attendant Safety
o Flight Attendants to be seated during critical phases of flight even when a medical emergency may be in progress onboard
6A.4 Flight Attendant Responsibilities
o Specific air operator policies and procedures regarding such items as administration of medication, use of equipment, calling for a physician, notification of the flight deck, etc.
o Provide necessary information required to ensure that appropriate medical assistance is available upon arrival
6A.5 Personal Protection
o Procedures regarding prevention of cabin crew injury (e.g. syringes, needles)
o Hygienic protocol to ensure the safety of cabin crew (e.g. latex gloves, face masks)
6A.6 Carriage of Passengers With Contagious Diseases
o Procedures
o Equipment
o Precautions
6A.7 Suspected Death
o Procedures
6A.8 Other First Aid Equipment
o Equipment
o Use
o Precautions
6A.9 Aircraft First Aid Kit(s) and Emergency Medical Kits
o Contents
o Use
6A.10 Reporting Medical Incidents
o Procedures
CPR