© Imperial College LondonPage 1 Health clearance & First Aid

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© Imperial College LondonPage 3 Health Clearance Required for: –Work >24 hours travel-distance from medical help –Activity requiring high standard of fitness e.g. Climbing Work at high altitude >3000m Work underground Diving –Trip duration >3 months

© Imperial College LondonPage 4 Health Clearance- purpose Facilitation, not exclusion Identifying & advising on risk containment –Assess consequence –Assess likelihood –Advice on personal & group precautions Clearance only to be withheld if: –Significant risk of harm to self –Incapacity may endanger others

© Imperial College LondonPage 5 Health clearance- process Questionnaire screen Clinic assessment if significant problem declared Outcome notified to person-in-charge –Disclosure only on ‘need to know’ basis –Consent for any medical detail Arrange two months before intended travel

© Imperial College LondonPage 6 First aid recommendations Conferences/ meetings/ hosted research –No formal first aid arrangements necessary Urban fieldwork: –not required, unless injury risk –Personal 1 st aid recommended for solo work outside UK Wild country –Individuals: personal survival & basic first aid –Party leaders: Fieldwork 1 st Aid required Extreme environments –Wilderness first aid training

© Imperial College LondonPage 7 New courses Personal –basic survival skills –emergency first aid –treatment of minor injuries Fieldwork first aid adds –environmental hazards –severe injuries –casualty management –casualty movement

© Imperial College LondonPage 8 Course dates Personal 1 st Aid –Tuesday 20 March Fieldwork First aid –21 & 22 nd March Cost –Personal 1 st aid: c. £50pp –Fieldwork: c. £100pp Bookings –Christine Wright, Safety Department