Course Title: Apply first aid

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: NURS5329C

Course Title: Apply first aid

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6123 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

Course Contact: Mark Doherty

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411407

Course Contact Email: mark.doherty@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Debra Spicer             debra.spicer@rmit.edu.au                9341 1418

Craig McCracken      craig.mccracken@rmit.edu.au         9341 1410

Zanne Frazer             zanne.frazer@rmit.edu.au                 9341 1402

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

N/A

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:

HLTFA301C 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


On completion of this unit you will have 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


Details of Learning Activities

Participate in theory sessions and workshops
Using workplace scenarios, participate in simulations/role plays/case studies dealing with first aid procedures
Simulation:
Participate in individual/team scenarios/role plays/case studies/simulations dealing with application of first aid in the dental prosthetist workplace.
Simulated emergency response exercises including:
• Single & Two Person - Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• Defibulator
• Accident scene management
Workplace:
Participate in a practical placement in a designated dental prosthetist workplace and Minimising risks
 


Teaching Schedule

• Identify and minimise risks
• Assess casualty, identify injuries, illnesses and conditions
• Application of appropriate communication to the wounded to provide comfort
• Provision of first aid management in accordance with established first aid principles and procedures
• Correct operation of first aid equipment.
• Monitoring the casualty
• Requesting medical support
• Accurate observations and assessment of casualty to relieving personnel
• Management and response to management in line with established procedures
• Confidentiality of records, privacy principles
• Statutory & organisation policies
• Clinical feedback for performance evaluation
• Psychological impact to rescuer
Teacher: Debra Spicer


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Emergency First Aid (13th Edition) by John Haines


References


Other Resources

Online research.

RMIT Library.


Overview of Assessment

Written. Practical CPR.


Assessment Tasks

Simulated emergency response exercises.

Written First Aid Examination

Assessor Debra Spicer
 


Assessment Matrix

1:
Perform elements of competence and performance criteria as designated for this unit of competency to the required standard via practical demonstration in simulated emergency response exercises. 50%

2.Written assessment 50%
 



*All assessment tasks must be successfully completed before competency can be obtained
 

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