Dear all,

Following are the syllabi for First Aid, Foot Drill and Transportation of Casualty for Intra-corps First Aid and Foot Drill Competition.
First Aid Syllabus (INTRA2010)
Foot Drill Sequence (INTRA2010)
TOC Syllabus (INTRA2010)

 

ANNOUNCEMENT & UPDATE

 

FIRST AID SYLLABUS FOR INTRA-COMPETITION

 

This year’s Intra-Competition will be based on the concept of Realism: the focus will be on how well members can perform as first-aiders, but it will still retain the aspect of diagnosis and the competition case style although it will not be the main focus. The following syllabus is based on situations that members are more likely to encounter in real life:

 

v      First Aid Essentials (Briefly)

v      Techniques and Equipment (Briefly)

Ø       Vital Signs

Ø       Dressings and bandages

Ø       Casualty handling (e.g. assisting or controlling falls)

v      Life-Saving Procedures

Ø       Choking

Ø       Resuscitation (CPR sequence and/or AV)

v      Wounds and Bleeding

Ø       Basic Wounds

§          Abrasion,

§          Incision,

§          Laceration,

§          Contusion,

§          Puncture,

§          Stab and

§          Gunshot Wounds

Ø       Amputation

Ø       Crush injury

Ø       Foreign objects in wounds

Ø       Scalp and head injuries

Ø       Nosebleed

Ø       Bleeding from the mouth

Ø       Knocked-out tooth

Ø       Wounds to the palm

Ø       Wounds at joint creases

Ø       Abdominal wound (Evisceration)

v      Bone, Joint and Muscle Injuries

Ø       Dislocated joints

Ø       Strains and Sprains

Ø       Facial fractures

Ø       Fractures at the upper limbs

§          Collar Bone injury

§          Shoulder injury

§          Upper Arm injury

§          Elbow injury

§          Forearm and wrist Injuries

§          Hand and finger Injuries

Ø       Fractures at the lower body

§          Fractured pelvis

§          Hip and thigh injuries

§          Knee injury

§          Lower leg injury

§          Ankle injury

§          Foot and toe injuries

Ø       Injury to the ribcage

Ø       Spinal injury

Ø       Back pain

v      Environmental Injuries

Ø       Assessing a burn

Ø       Treatment of burns:

§          Minor burns

§          Severe burns

§          Electrical burns

§          Chemical burns

§          Chemical burn to the eye

Ø       CS Spray injury

Ø       Burns to the airway

Ø       Sunburn

Ø       Prickly heat

Ø       Heat exhaustion

Ø       * Heatstroke

Ø       * Hypothermia

v      Respiratory Problems

Ø       Hypoxia

Ø       Airway obstruction

Ø       Hanging and Strangulation

Ø       Drowning (Excluding secondary drowning)

Ø       Inhalation of fumes

Ø       * Penetrating chest wound (Excluding complications)

Ø       Hyperventilation

Ø       Asthma

v      Heart and Circulatory Problems

Ø       Shock

Ø       Internal Bleeding

Ø       Anaphylactic Shock

Ø       Angina Pectoris

Ø       Acute heart failure

Ø       Heart Attack

Ø       Fainting

v      Nervous System Problems

Ø       Impaired consciousness/Level of consciousness

Ø       Head injury

§         Concussion

§         * Cerebral Compression

§         * Skull fracture

Ø       * Stroke

Ø       Seizures

Ø       Headache

Ø       Migraine

v      Foreign Objects

Ø       Foreign object in the eye

Ø       * Splinter

Ø       * Fish hook

v      Poisoning, Bites and Stings

Ø       * Alcohol poisoning

Ø       Food poisoning

Ø       Insect stings/Other bites and strings

Ø       * Snake bite

Ø       * Stings from sea creatures

Ø       * Marine puncture wound

Ø       Animal Bite

v      Medical Problems

Ø       Allergy

Ø       Hiccups

Ø       Fever

Ø       * Diabetes Mellitus

Ø       Hyperglycaemia

Ø       Hypoglycaemia

Ø       Panic Attack

Ø       * Disturbed Behaviour (or Hysteria)

Ø       Abdominal Pain

Ø       Vomiting and Diarrhoea

Ø       * Stitch

Ø       Cramp

 

* These injuries are only needed in theory.