Course Title: Provide first aid

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 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
37	9th Sep	Principles of First Aid & CPR
38	16th Sep	Principles of First Aid & CPR - Practical Assessment 1
39	23rd Sep	Bandaging, needlestick injury, poisons, shock, strains & sprains
40	30th Sep	Public Holiday
41	7th Oct	Bandaging, needlestick injury, poisons, shock, strains & sprains – Practical Assessment 2
42	14th Oct	Breathing & Fracture for lower limbs – Practical Assessment 3
43	21st  Oct	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 16th September

• 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 7th October

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

Practical assessment 3 - Breathing & fractures for lower limbs Assessed: 14th October   

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

Written Assessment: Due 21st October

• Content covered throughout the four weeks of this unit will form one of the assessment requirements which will be undertaken during class time.

Assessment Matrix

 

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
Respond to an emergency situation	1.1    Recognise an emergency situation	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
1.2    Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
1.3    Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
1.4    Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
Apply appropriate first aid procedures	2.1.   Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.2.   Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles	Prac task 2 & 3	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.3.   Display respectful behaviour towards casualty	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.4.   Obtain consent from casualty where possible	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.5.   Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible	Prac task 2, 3 & 4	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.6.   Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions	Prac task 2	Case study or Role play & Written task
2.7.   Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles	Prac task 2 & 3	Case study or Role play & Written task
Communicate details of the incident	3.1    Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services	Incident report	Case study or Role play & Written task
3.2    Report details of incident to workplace supervisor as appropriate	Incident report	Case study or Role play & Written task
3.3    Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies	Incident report	Case study or Role play & Written task
Evaluate the incident and own performance	4.1    Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers involved in critical incidents	Online quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
4.2    Participate in debriefing to address individual needs	Online Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated working individually in an environment that provides realistic in-depth, industry-validated scenarios and simulations to assess candidates’ skills and knowledge.	All prac tasks	Case study or Role play & Written task
Assessment resources must include: -      adult and infant resuscitation manikins in line with ARC Guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures -      adrenaline auto-injector training device -      AED training device -      placebo bronchodilator and spacer device -      roller bandages -      triangular bandages -      workplace First Aid kit -      workplace injury, trauma and/or illness record, or other appropriate workplace incident report form for written reports -      wound dressings	First Aid workbook, prac tasks & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.	First Aid workbook, prac tasks & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Performance Evidence
There must be evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks in line with state/territory regulations, first aid codes of practice, Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines and workplace procedures	First Aid workbook, prac tasks & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Followed DRSABCD in line with ARC guidelines, including: -      performed at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor -      performed at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface -      responded appropriately in the event of regurgitation or vomiting -      managed the unconscious breathing casualty -      followed single rescue procedure, including the demonstration of a rotation of operators with minimal interruptions to compressions -      followed the prompts of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)	Prac task 2 and workbook	Case study or Role play & Written task
Responded to at least two simulated first aid scenarios contextualised to the candidate’s workplace/community setting, including: -      conducted a visual and verbal assessment of the casualty -      demonstrated safe manual handling techniques -      post-incident debrief and evaluation -      provided an accurate verbal or written report of the incident	Prac task 3 & workbook	Case study or Role play & Written task
Applied first aid procedures for the following: -      allergic reaction -      anaphylaxis -      bleeding control -      choking and airway obstruction -      envenomation, using pressure immobilisation -      fractures, sprains and strains, using arm slings, roller bandages or other appropriate immobilisation techniques -      respiratory distress, including asthma -      shock	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
KnowledgeEvidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures including: -      ARC Guidelines relevant to provision of CPR and first aid -      safe work practices to minimise risks and potential hazards -      infection control principles and procedures, including use of standard precautions -      requirements for currency of skill and knowledge	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
legal, workplace and community considerations including: -      awareness of potential need for stress-management techniques and available support following an emergency situation -      duty of care requirements -      respectful behaviour towards a casualty -      own skills and limitations -      consent -      privacy and confidentiality requirements -      importance of debriefing	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
considerations when providing first aid including: -      airway obstruction due to body position -      appropriate duration and cessation of CPR -      appropriate use of an AED -      chain of survival -      standard precautions -      standard precautions -      how to conduct a visual and verbal assessment of the casualty	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
principles and procedures for first aid management of the following scenarios -      abdominal injuries -      allergic reaction -      anaphylaxis -      basic care of a wound -      bleeding control -      burns -      cardiac conditions, including chest pain -      choking and airway obstruction -      crush injuries -      diabetes -      dislocations -      drowning -      envenomation -      environmental impact, including hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration and heat stroke -      eye and ear injuries -      fractures -      febrile convulsions -      head, neck and spinal injuries -      minor skin injuries -      needle stick injuries -      poisoning and toxic substances -      respiratory distress, including asthma -      seizures, including epilepsy -      shock -      soft tissue injuries, including strains and, sprains -      stroke -      unconsciousness	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
basic anatomy and physiology relating to: -      how to recognise a person is not breathing normally -      chest -      response/consciousness -      upper airway and effect of positional change -      considerations in provision of first aid for specified conditions	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Foundation Skills
Core Skills from the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Reading	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Writing	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Oral Communication	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Numeracy	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Learning	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Employability Skills from the Core Skills for Work Framework (CFW)
Navigate the world of work	1a. Manage career and work life	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
1b. Work with roles, rights and protocols	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Interact with others	2a. Communicate for work	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
2b. Connect and work with  others	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
2c. Recognise and utilize diverse perspectives	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
Get the work done	3a. Plan and organise	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
3b. Make decisions	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
3c. Identify and solve problems	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
3d. Create and innovate	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task
3e. Work in a digital world	First Aid Logbook & Quiz	Case study or Role play & Written task

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