Know how to respond in an Emergency
Skills for Life
As a responsible member of the community or for a lifesaving career, Balanced Boat Alliance has you covered with training opportunities both online and in person.
First Aid Courses
From minor scrapes and sprains to life-threatening emergencies, accidents, injury and illness can happen at any time and any place. Knowing exactly what to do and how to administer first aid could save a life.
Balanced Boat Alliance has trained over 200 Ugandans in first aid through Red Cross and other entities. We provide you with the knowledge and skills required to administer first aid to people until professional medical help arrives. Whether you are a parent, work colleague or simply a passer-by, undertaking first aid training will give you the confidence and know-how to respond appropriately and minimize harm and save a life.
Balanced Boat Alliance has been delivering first aid training for over 5 years. Our experienced trainers are skilled in presenting the theory components of the course in an engaging and easy to understand manner. They will then help you to consolidate your learning and give you the confidence you need when you might really need it by guiding you through a series of realistic and practical scenarios, using the latest equipment, that cover a range of common illnesses and injuries.
All Balanced Boat Alliance first aid training is delivered in accordance with the Red Cross Guidelines. Participant and trainer safety remains our number one priority.
First Aid for Drowning
Drowning is defined as an impairment to breathing resulting from immersion in a liquid. Drowning can be fatal and non-fatal. Those who survive a drowning incident may continue to experience some lifelong health issues. In some cases, these may lead to premature death.
It is important to understand the process of drowning and what can be done to prevent it.
In children, drowning may appear simply as playing as they paddle and splash. It is now well known that, in the early stages of drowning, both children and adults do not tend to call for help, and drowning is often silent. And it can happen quickly.
On average, an adult drowning victim can only support themselves on top of the water for about 20 to 60 seconds; this time is even shorter for children.
Become a Lifeguard?
A career as a lifeguard brings challenges and rewards, and can lead to further job opportunities in the aquatic industry. It encapsulates skills such as communication, risk management, decision making, problem solving, teamwork and performing under pressure, all of which are transferable to other industry sectors. With the right qualifications, it is also a career that can take you around the world.
Lifeguard Courses
Lifeguards are world-renown for their high levels of skill and knowledge in accident prevention and rescue response. Balanced Boat Alliance is the first Non governmental organisation in Uganda to start training lifeguards.
Our courses provide expert professional training in using the latest techniques and technology and cover aquatic supervision, risk management, communication, rescue and emergency response techniques, first aid and advanced resuscitation, public relations, conflict management and incident investigation and reporting.
Our experienced trainers venture between theory and practical components of the course, using the latest equipment and a range of realistic and practical scenarios to help you consolidate your learning and ensure you are skilled and confident in applying newly learned strategies and techniques.