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Training Guidelines
St. John Junior’s
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Training Syllabus
2.1. St. John Ambulance
2.2. Essentials of First Aid (EFA)
2.3. Home Care and Safety
2.4. Foot Drill
3. Appendix
1. Introduction
i) This guideline is applied to St. John junior members of 7 primary schools under
Ayer Keroh Combined Division and Bandar Hilir Combined Division:
- SJK (C) Ayer Keroh
- SJK (C) Keh Seng
- SJK (C) Wen Hua
- SJK (C) Pay Fong 2
- SJK (C) Pay Fong 3
- SJK (C) Siang Ling
- SJK (C) Yu Ying
ii) This guideline contains the standard training syllabus with 4 main categories:
- St. John Ambulance
- Essentials of First Aid (EFA)
- Home Care & Safety
- Foot Drill
iii) All training shall be conducted in Chinese, with references to other languages, i.e.
Malay and English, if necessary.
2. Training Syllabus
d) Uniform
- Introduction to full-uniforms of junior, cadet and adult member. Explanation of
junior member's full-uniform rules.
e) Organization Structure
- Introduciton to organization structure of each primary school - national, state,
area, division levels – Organization Chart.
2.2 Essentials of First Aid (EFA)
Description
This course provides basic introduction to First Aid, focusing on basic sustaining
procedures and management of injuries. It emphasizes on skills, and a skill-based
approach of teaching is adopted. It is appropriate only for young children.
Examination
Syllabus
Knowledge :
- The first aider's responsibilities
- Definition and purpose of first aid
- DRABC
- First aid’s equipments
- Principals of diagnosis – signs, symptoms, history
Skills :
- Assessing the situation
- Calling for help and telephoning for ambulance/hospital
- Diagnosis – determining consciousness of casualty, opening airway, checking
breathing and circulation
b) Human Anatomy
Knowledge :
- Visual introduction to human body systems
- Main systems – respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductory, circulatory,
immune, muscular, skeletal, nervous, integumentary.
- Introduction and explanation to circulatory, respiration, skeletal systems.
c) Circulatory System
Knowledge :
- Mechanism of the circulatory system
- Blood volume and components
- Sites where pulse is taken
Skill :
- Recording of pulse rate
d) Wounds and Bleeding
Knowledge :
- Types of wounds and bleeding
- Principles of controlling bleeding – direct pressure, elevation.
- Preventing cross infection
- Signs and symptoms of a tight bandage
Skills :
- Management of wound with minor bleeding – controlling bleeding (direct
pressure, elevation), applying adhesive dressing
- Management of wound with severe bleeding – controlling bleeding, applying
gauze dressing and securing with roller bandage
- Roller bandage – Simple spiral, and Figure of 8
Knowledge :
- Definition and functions of dressing and bandages
- Types of dressing
- Types of bandage
Skills :
- Folding a triangular bandage
- Reef knot
- Slings – Large arm sling, Elevation sling
Knowledge :
- Definition and causes of unconciousness – fainting, heart attack, etc.
- Definition, causes, signs and symptoms of shock.
Skill :
- General management of fainting, heart attack, etc.
- Management of shock
g) Breathing Disorders
Knowledge :
- Asphyxia – definition, causes, signs and symptoms
- Causes, signs and symptoms of choking
Skill :
- Management of asthma patient
- Management of conscious choking casualties
Knowledge :
- Importance of oxygen
- Signs of life
- CPR – purpose, when and how long to perform, explanation of steps
Skill :
- CPR for adult – Guidelines 2010
Knowledge :
- Types and causes of burns
- Assessment of seriousness – site of burn, extent of burn (rule of 9), depth, source
of burn.
- Signs and Symptoms
Skills :
- Mangement of thermal burn injuries
- Management of chemical burn injuries
- Management of electrical burns
j) Injuries to Bones
Knowledge :
- The skeleton – functions, major bones
- Fracture – definition, causes, types of fracture (open,closedcomplicated), sites of
complicated fracture
- General signs and symptoms, rules for mangement
Skills :
- Management of fractured bones – head, collar, ribs, wrist and fingers, forearm,
upper arm, arm close to elbow, pelvis, femur, lower leg, patella
- Management of dislocation – shoulder
Knowledge :
- Strain and sprain – definition, signs and symptoms
- Cramps – definition, causes
Skill :
- Management of soft tissue injuries – RICE procedure
- Management of cramps – toes, calf, thigh
l) Miscellaneous Conditions
Knowledge :
- Fainting – causes, signs, management. Skill – recovery position.
- Heart attack – causes, signs and symptoms, general management
- Poisoning – causes, signs and symptoms, general management
- Eye, ear and nose injuries – management of foreign bodies, management of nose
bleeding
- Fits (Epilepsy) – causes, signs and symptoms, general management
Knowledge :
- Principles of lifting
- Choice of method, types of stretchers
Skills :
- Single person lifting methods
- 2 person lifting methods
- Lifting – Monkey-log technique
- Stretcher
2.3 Home Care and Safety
a) Common illness
- Introduction to fever, vomiting, allergic, headache, etc.
- General signs and symptoms, general management.
b) Healthy Lifestyle
- Introduction to balanced diet – food pyramid.
- Ways of living healthily.
- Self-hygiene – skill – handwashing.
c) Emergency
- Introduction to emergency situation or disasters - electric shock, fire, flood &
tsunami, etc.
- Ways to discover the disasters, ways to safeguard own safety and prevent injury.
d) Caring of Patients/Others
- Introduction to basic nursing – temperature taking, medication.
e) Diseases
- Introduction to viral diseases - HIV/AIDS, Kawasaki, T-B, SARS, H1N1, etc.
- Signs and symptoms, negative effects of infection.
- Ways to prevent infection.
a) Static
- Skill – practice of static marching movements and timing.
b) Marching
- Skill – practice of marching and timing.
c) Command
- Skill – basic practice of command.
3. Appendix