Course Title: Apply first aid

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: OHTH5727C

Course Title: Apply first aid

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3299 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

          
Dental Health Acting Program Manager: Mr Nick Greer
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30 pm
Telephone +61 3 3941 1420
Email: nicholas.greer@rmit.edu.au.



           

Nominal Hours: 18

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Not Applicable

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTFA311A Apply first aid

Element:

1. Assess the situation

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify assess and minimise hazards in the situation that may pose a risk of injury or illness to self and others
1.2 Minimise immediate risk to self and casualty’s health and safety by controlling any hazard in accordance with work health and safety requirements
1.3 Assess casualty and identify injuries, illnesses and conditions

Element:

2. Apply first aid procedures

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Adopt a communication style to match the casualty’s level of consciousness
2.2 Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
2.3 Respond to the casualty in a culturally aware, sensitive and respectful manner
2.4 Determine and explain relevant first aid procedures to provide comfort
2.5 Seek consent from casualty prior to applying first aid management
2.6 Provide first aid management in accordance with established first aid principles and procedures
2.7 Seek first aid assistance from others in a timely manner and as appropriate
2.8 Correctly operate first aid equipment for first aid management according to manufacturer/supplier’s instructions and procedures
2.9 Use safe manual handling techniques
2.10 Monitor casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with established first aid principles and procedures
2.11 Finalise casualty management according to casualty’s needs and first aid principles

Element:

3. Communicate details of the incident

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Request ambulance support and/or appropriate medical assistance according to relevant circumstance
3.2 Accurately convey observation of casualty’s condition and management activities to ambulance services / relieving personnel
3.3 Accurately assess and report details of casualty’s physical condition, changes in conditions, management and response to management in line with established procedures
3.4 Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with privacy principles and statutory and/or organisation policies

Element:

4. Evaluate own performance

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Seek feedback from appropriate clinical expert
4.2 Recognise the possible psychological impacts on rescuers involved in critical incidents
4.3 Participate in debriefing/evaluation to improve future response and address individual needs


Learning Outcomes


1.1 Identify assess and minimise hazards in the situation that may pose a risk of injury or illness to self and others
1.2 Minimise immediate risk to self and casualty’s health and safety by controlling any hazard in accordance with work health and safety requirements
1.3 Assess casualty and identify injuries, illnesses and conditions

2.1 Adopt a communication style to match the casualty’s level of consciousness
2.2 Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
2.3 Respond to the casualty in a culturally aware, sensitive and respectful manner
2.4 Determine and explain relevant first aid procedures to provide comfort
2.5 Seek consent from casualty prior to applying first aid management
2.6 Provide first aid management in accordance with established first aid principles and procedures
2.7 Seek first aid assistance from others in a timely manner and as appropriate
2.8 Correctly operate first aid equipment for first aid management according to manufacturer/supplier’s instructions and procedures
2.9 Use safe manual handling techniques
2.10 Monitor casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with established first aid principles and procedures
2.11 Finalise casualty management according to casualty’s needs and first aid principles

3.1 Request ambulance support and/or appropriate medical assistance according to relevant circumstance
3.2 Accurately convey observation of casualty’s condition and management activities to ambulance services / relieving personnel
3.3 Accurately assess and report details of casualty’s physical condition, changes in conditions, management and response to management in line with established procedures
3.4 Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with privacy principles and statutory and/or organisation policies

4.1 Seek feedback from appropriate clinical expert
4.2 Recognise the possible psychological impacts on rescuers involved in critical incidents
4.3 Participate in debriefing/evaluation to improve future response and address individual needs


Details of Learning Activities

 
A combination of learning activities will support student’s learning in this unit, such as

  • Facilitator led classroom based lecture and or workshop using PowerPoint Presentations
  • Demonstration and classroom discussion
  • Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
  • Group discussions
  • Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
  • Online learning resouces accessed via myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard)
    including online tests or quizzes
  • Practical clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session
  • Written classroom tasks
  • Self managed research to support completion of study guide


Teaching Schedule

 
This unit is scheduled for delivery for both Trainee Groups and Non Trainee Groups as per timetable issued Phase 1 day 1
and is also located on BlackBoard. The classes will be delivered over the first two Phases of the program and on level 3 or 2 of
Building 154 (within the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne). Notification will be provided via student email if there is a date
or location change.

The following schedule is as per timetable issued on Phase 1 day 1and is provided on Blackboard (subject to change at the
discretion of RMIT, in this event notification will be provided to your student email).

Phase 1 Topics:

  • First Aid Introduction and Dental Emergencies: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
  • Legal and Ethical Issues: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
  • Medical Emergencies: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
  • First Aid Management:  Practical Assessments: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
     

Phase 2 Topics:

  • Revision of First Aid:Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
  • First Aid Management: Practical Assessments: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
  • Bandaging and Slings: (Facilitator led class work shop/activities)
     


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Haines, J Emergency First Aid 14th Ed. Publisher: APL Healthcare


References


Other Resources

Students will be expected to utilise a range of recent and appropriate library, electronic, text and other resources.
Students will provided with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard).

RMIT provides all students with an extension range of online and campus based study support services ranging from:


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include demonstration of underpinning skills and knowledge, assessment activities may include quizzes, practical demonstration and written work.


Assessment Tasks


1. Simulated practical assessment (simulated observation), First Aid skills Assessment and observational checklists
for four practical assessments in this unit including:

      Assessment A: Manage CPR, AED and documentation.
Students are required to perform CPR, in both one operator and two operator situations and to perform the adminstation of AED.

      Assessment B: Manage bleeding, bandaging for simple, complex wounds and fractures.
Students are required to demonstrate a number of bandages designed to assist causalities in various situations.

      Assessment C: Assist with the used of Bronchodilator and space device.
Students are required to assist with the administration of a Broncholidaotor and the use of a spacer device.

     Assessment D: Assist with the use of an Adrenaline Auto Injector for Anaphaylaxis.
Students are required to demonstrate the of an Adrenaline Auto Injector

2. Online Tests (Quizzes 1, 2 & 3).
The three online quizzes must be completed before Phase 2, in order to pass in the unit HLTFA311A Apply first aid.

Failure to complete any of the above listed tasks/assessments will result in an NYC (not yet competent) for unit
HLTFA311A Apply first aid. A NYC result will be entered in the student record. This will result in non-completion
of this unit of competence required re-enrolment incurring fees and a return to class work and completion of any
relevant assessments at the time of the re-enrolment.
 


Assessment Matrix

To achieve a grade of CA (Competency achieved) for the unit HLTFA311A/OHTH5727C Apply First Aid,
you are required to obtain a pass result (CA) for all the following theoretical and practical assessments.

1. Simulated practical assessment (simulated observation), First Aid skills Assessment and observational checklists
for four practical assessments in this unit including:
              Assessment A: Manage CPR, AED and documentation.     

             Assessment B: Manage bleeding, bandaging for simple, complex wounds and fractures. 

             Assessment C: Assist with the used of Bronchodilator and space device.
            
            Assessment D: Assist with the use of an Adrenaline Auto Injector for Anaphaylaxis.
            

2. Online Tests (Quizzes 1, 2 & 3).
The three online quizzes comprises of multiple choice questions. Students have three attempts to gain 100% result.


Failure to complete any of the above listed tasks/assessments will result in a NYC (Not yet competent) for the unit HLTFA311A/OHTH5727C
Apply First Aid.   A NYC result will be entered in the student record. This will result in non completion of the unit of competency and reenrolment
will be required incurring fees, and a return to class and completion of any relevant assessments at the time of re-enrolment.

(The assessment process must be finalised and a result entered by the end of the RMIT for the unit HLTFA311A/OHTH5727C Apply First Aid).
 

Other Information


Plagiarism
RMIT University requires that you present only YOUR work for assessment. Plagiarism is a form of cheating.
It is the presentation of the work or idea of another person. Plagiarism is NOT acceptable. Penalties can
include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Please note: It is also a disciplinary offence to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student. When signing the
coversheet (electronic or paper based), you are declaring that the work is not plagiarised.

Special consideration
Please note: Students may apply for Special Consideration as per the information via the RMIT website
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  if they believe that to complete assessment for this unit by the
submission date has been affected by factors beyond their control. Special consideration must be lodged prior
to or within 48 hours of the scheduled assessment time or assessment submission date.
The application for Special Consideration is NOT granted automatically on application.


RMIT assessment policies - RMIT University: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment  

Assessment Appeal Process
The Appeals Against Assessment policy and procedure applies to all coursework programs in all careers. The appeal process is
staged and students are required to follow each stage in order to ensure their full entitlement to
appeal, this is available on http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=nwjxaifdrgle (unresolved)  
 

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