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Hostile Environment and Emergency First Aid Training

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Hostile Environment and Emergency First Aid Training, also known as HEFAT is a standard type of training in first aid, given to people entering hostile environments, mostly for work, and often to journalists.

History

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The course was designed in 1993 by Centurion Safety of the UK. Paul Rees, a former Royal Marine, devised the course.

All BBC journalists entering hostile environments must do the HEFAT course.[1] Other employers in difficult environments also make the course obligatory.

Structure

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It is often a four to six-day residential course. The course is designed for the individual's safety and health, and not as training as a paramedic.

Syllabus

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The course includes kidnap and mock executions. For hostile environments, the first aid on the course includes amputated limbs, something many first aid courses do not commonly cover.[2][3]

Other topics include

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BBC World Service
  2. ^ "HEFAT Course". Hostile Environment Training. HET Training. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) doesn't need to be Hostile". HASP TRAINING - Hostile Environment Training Company. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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