§ Ms. CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of training in first aid, and specifically in the symptoms of head injury, given to personnel involved in the supervision of service men and women undertaking parachute training.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAll non-commissioned officer parachute training instructors are required to obtain a first aid certificate during basic training as a physical training instructor; this includes recognition of some forms of concussion.
Trainees have immediate access to fully qualified medical officers the moment they feel unwell and during all forms of parachute training a fully qualified medical attendant and ambulance are available at all times. Furthermore, individual trainees are instructed to report sick if they consider themselves unfit to continue further training.