Videos and DVDs

Medical

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CPR

This authoritative video applies to all CPR training classes, and follows the most recent American Heart Association standards as published in the JAMA Supplement.

Hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved each year if CPR is performed properly and early enough.

This video, developed by the National Safety Council’s First Aid institute, teaches viewers basic life support procedures.

Its complete coverage of all aspects of life support techniques includes:

  • Assessment
  • One-rescuer CPR
  • Infant CPR
  • The ABC’s of CPR
  • Choking (conscious and unconscious for adult, child and infant).

Dramatic, real-life emergencies are combined with an instructional classroom format to teach the audience basic life support. These essential life-saving techniques are suitable for all airline personnel, including cabin and flight deck crews as well as all airport and ground crews.

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Emergency Childbirth

Babies have been born in many unusual circumstances:
in cars, in lifts… and, of course, on aircraft.

Ideally, childbirth occurs in the presence of trained physicians, midwives or other medical personnel. In a less-than-ideal world, however, nature occasionally chooses otherwise.

This exceptional video is designed for anyone who may be called upon to deliver a baby in an emergency childbirth situation.

It incorporates comprehensive footage of live childbirth and shows the essential procedures that must be followed to ensure the safety of the mother and new-born child. Knowing how to deliver a baby can turn a traumatic and potentially dangerous situation into a controllable and rewarding experience.

This video is suitable for airline and airport personnel as well as for emergency services and ordinary citizens the world over.

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Inflight First Aid

Accidents can happen in the cabin at any time. This video shows how to deal effectively with those which require first aid treatment.

Common causes of in-flight accidents include:

  • Contents of overhead bins falling onto passengers
  • Burns from hot coffee and tea jugs, particularly during turbulence
  • Burns to the crew caused by ovens and boilers
  • Passenger injury resulting from fainting or drunkenness

While the list is endless, the procedures shown in the video can be adapted to suit most in-flight accidents which may be encountered. In addition the video shows how to deal with shock or unconsciousness which may be the result of the accident.

The programme shows clearly and concisely how to deal with the following first aid emergencies:
• Burns • Haemorrhaging • Fractures, dislocation and sprains • Choking • Poisoning • Eye injury

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Inflight Medical Care

The video reconstructs actual incidents that have all occurred on aircraft, including:

  • Asthma
  • Angina
  • Abdominal pains
  • Diabetes
  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Fainting
  • Hypoxia
  • Hyperventilation

Passengers are more likely to suffer from a medical emergency in flight than in normal everyday life due to the physiological aspects of altitude.

As pressure in the cabin decreases with altitude, the lungs and blood are unable to use the oxygen as efficiently as at normal atmospheric pressure.

Certain medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy or heart attack can be severely aggravated by reduced oxygen levels.

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Unscheduled Landings

An unscheduled landing can involve inconvenience to passengers, substantial costs to your airline, and the risk of a passenger left in hospital at an unwanted destination.

With the number of elderly, sick and disabled passengers travelling by air increasing, so in-flight medical emergencies are increasing. This video highlights the factors involved in deciding if an unscheduled landing is necessary due to a sick passenger.

The programme is divided into three sections:

  • Evaluation of medical condition
  • Types of medical conditions which require an unscheduled landing
  • Important points to be aware of

The importance of flight crew and cabin crew working together is highlighted to ensure that the overriding necessity to sustain life and prevent conditions from worsening are balanced against the desire to avoid unscheduled landings