Wells RNLI volunteers complete intensive casualty care training
Wells RNLI volunteers have now successfully completed the RNLI’s intensive Casualty Care Course, delivered in two groups across the last two weeks. This training equips crew members with vital skills to support their lifesaving work at sea.
The three-day course, held at the lifeboat station, covered a wide range of emergency care techniques including CPR, defibrillator use and the management of bleeds as well as fractures, burns and head injuries. Volunteers also learned to recognise and respond to cardiac chest pains, anaphylaxis, immersion-related injuries and other life threating conditions.
This training and qualification ensures that our volunteer lifeboat crews are prepared to deliver immediate and effective care in demanding environments often before paramedics can arrive on scene. Training also features practical simulations using RNLI check cards (step-by-step guides that help crew members assess and treat casualties methodically during real life rescues)
Kent Cooper Wells RNLI shore crew said, ‘This training has been so productive and was delivered so professionally. I now have the confidence to better help casualties in real life situations. We are lucky to have such extensive training and equipment funded by generous donations from the public to give us lifesaving skills. Our charity has a strong focus on training it is volunteers to the highest standard.’
If you would like to join Wells RNLI and help save lives at sea, please get in touch via email [email protected]. This latest training significantly strengthens the casualty care capabilities of Wells RNLI.
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The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.
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