121 Pilot Medical Training

[Velocity173]

I was wondering if our airline POAers are required to attend periodic basic life saving (BLS) courses? If so, what is the extent of the training? Thanks.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Not sure what each individual airline requires, but typically for pilots it's stay in the cockpit and fly the airplane.

Cabin crew would be more beneficial for BLS type training.

 

[Busflyer]

No. But then again I’ve never had a box have a heart attack.

 

[Htaylor]

At my last scheduled 135 carrier in Alaska, pilots were required to take a basic life saving/CPR course with the local fire dept. Now, flying medevac, I have a med crew back there for that stuff.

 

[ateamer]

Would they want a pilot leaving the cockpit?

 

[Tools]

Have had training in how to use the auto defibrillator gizmos… but that’s about it.

It’s part of initial training, never to be learnt agin.

 

[Velocity173]

At my last scheduled 135 carrier in Alaska, pilots were required to take a basic life saving/CPR course with the local fire dept. Now, flying medevac, I have a med crew back there for that stuff.

Yeah I should’ve asked for both 121/135 input. We’re getting ready to start the training but I was just curious if it was common in the industry for pilots to be trained. I believe FAs are required but haven’t really read anything on pilots.

 

[Kritchlow]

Our flight attendants get basic first aid & cpr training.
Cockpit crew? We call for the patch through to the doctor. That’s it.