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The crew at Richards Bay have spent the past two weekends attending an NSRI level three first aid course being facilitated by Barbara McNamara who offers her services to the Natal stations at no cost.The CPR protocols have changed so the crew made the most of the time to update themselves on the new methods. Swimming the casualty to the boat - picture by Cornel du Toit. Placing the patient onto the stokes basket - Picture Norman Rautenbach. Lifting a casualty onto the Spirit of Richards Bay - Picture Cornel du Toit Cornel du Toit and Jaco vd Walt demonstrating two man CPR under the watchful eye of Barbara McNamara - Picture Brynn Gericke. Crew placing a traction splint on Mike Patterson - Picture Brynn Gericke
Making use of a torpedo buoy as a flotation device to assist a casualty to the vessel - Jaco and Chrissy vd Walt - Picture Norman Rautenbach.
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