The day crew practised recovery options for people in the water, the session started with a hazard assesment and options for recovery. On land practise session and then onto Porirua Rescue for an alongside lesson.
Chris D was kitted out in his brand new dry suit and had no problems taking to the wate as our willing victim;
practical training was;
- Conscious and unconscious person with PFD (life jacket)
- Conscious and unconscious person without PFD, the unconscious drill required the crew to maintain visual contact with the person and to direct hlm actions to bring the boat to them
- Use of the throw bag to bring theconscious person alongside
- Face to boat and back to boat recovery positions (back is best)
- Patient control once on board, warm/dry/oxygen/vital signs
- Transfer to stretcher, securing to stretcher and transfer from boat to shore
- The evening finished with a debrief