This Basic First Aid Course is taught to the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) standards. This class will give students the ability to provide an assessment and interventions with minimal medical equipment to help the patient until more qualified medical personnel arrive. Any student who successfully completes this course will be issued an ASHI Basic First Aid certification card. Instructor Lindsey Pinkham is the owner and lead instructor of Midcoast First Aid. A graduate of Maine Maritime Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and a professional emergency medical technician since 2002, she works for both emergency and transfer services in Maine. Sailing as mate she was designated the person-in-charge of medical care on bulk carriers, oil clean up vessels, and tugs across the globe. She has taught at Maine Maritime Academy in the classroom and on the annual training cruise.