Course Title: Provide first aid

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2016

Course Code: OHTH5899C

Course Title: Provide first aid

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333

Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sonny Shoduri

 

sonny.shoduri@rmit.edu.au

 

9925 4212

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

None

Course Description

          This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTAID003 Provide first aid

Element:

1. Respond to an emergency situation

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Recognise an emergency situation
1.2 Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to
health and safety of self and others
1.3 Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first
aid response
1.4 Assess the situation and seek assistance from
emergency response services

Element:

3. Communicate details of the incident

Performance Criteria:

                            3.1 Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services 3.2 Report details of incident to workplace supervisor as appropriate 3.3 Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies

Element:

4. Evaluate the incident and own performance

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self
and other rescuers involved in critical incidents
4.2 Participate in debriefing to address individual needs

Element:

  2.  Apply appropriate first aid procedures

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in
accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
guidelines
2.2 Provide first aid in accordance with established first
aid principles
2.3 Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
2.4 Obtain consent from casualty where possible
2.5 Use available resources and equipment to make the
casualty as comfortable as possible
2.6 Operate first aid equipment according to
manufacturer’s instructions
2.7 Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in
accordance with first aid principles


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT

at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.

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

• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in

the course

• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the

student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning

• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a

valuable part of your learning experience

• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your

ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics

• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course

and debate and discuss ideas

• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health

information

• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen

your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts

• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication

tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow

students by using the online learning platform

• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice

assessment, treatment and palpation techniques


Teaching Schedule

           

 

Provide First Aid                                                                                                   HLTAID003/OHTH5899C

RMIT Wk

Date

Class & Activities

12

18th Mar

Principles of First Aid & CPR  - Practical task 1 &2

13

25th Mar

Easter Break

14

1st Apr

Easter Break

15

8th Apr

Apply first aid procedure & CPR - Practical test 3

16

15th Apr

DRSABCD & Apply first aid & online quiz due before 21st April

17

22nd Apr

Revision & Written assessment


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

          This unit is part of an integrated program.
You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and/or audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic or at a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.
 
Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
 
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
 
All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date  (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
•         you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension  or speak to your Program Coordinator.
Or:
•         you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than 7 days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  or speak to your Program Coordinator.
 
You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/. All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.
 
Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
 RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
 If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
 Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities 
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
 Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy
 
Assessment Tasks
The skills to be assessed within this unit replicate real work skills within the industry.
 
1. Quiz  
   
2. First Aid Logbook


 Assessment Matrix
The assessment mapping demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency and with the performance evidence, knowledge evidence and assessment conditions for each unit.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS/TYPES OF EVIDENCE:

 

 

Interview/ Verbal Questioning

Self-Reflections

Assignment/ Project

Case Study or Role Play

Third Party Verification

Workplace Performance

Research or Report

Portfolio of Evidence

Written Tasks

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL UNIT CODE : HLTAID003

NATIONAL UNIT NAME:Provide First Aid (release 6)

RMIT CODE:OTH5889C

Elements

Performance Criteria

Related Assessment Tasks

Assessment Method/

Types of Evidence  

1.       Respond to an emergency situation

1.1    Recognise an emergency situation

First Aid Logbook & Quiz

Case study or Role play & Written task

1.2    Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others

First Aid Logbook & Quiz

Case study or Role play & Written task

1.3    Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response

First Aid Logbook & Quiz


Assessment Tasks

           

Practical assessment 1 – CPR: Assessed 8th April

 

·         Content covered throughout the four weeks of this unit will form one of the assessment requirements

 

Practical assessment 2 - Bandaging, needle stick, poisoning, seizures, shock, sprains and strains Assessed 22nd April

 

·         Content covered throughout the four weeks of this unit will form one of the assessment requirements

 

Practical workbook 3 - Breathing & fractures for lower limbs Assessed 22nd April Assessed:

 

·         Content covered throughout the four weeks of this unit will form one of the assessment requirements

 

On line quiz 4: Due 22nd April

 

·         Content covered throughout the four weeks of this unit will form one of the assessment requirements

 

 


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview