Table of Contents

  1. Instructions
  2. Course Introduction
  3. Elements and Performance Criteria
  4. Peformance Evidence
  5. Knowledge Evidence
  6. Assessment Conditions
  7. Topic 1 - Respond in an Emergency Situation
    1. Recognise an Emergency Situation
    2. Identify, Assess and Manage Immediate Hazards to Health and Safety of Self and Others
    3. Assess the Casualty and Recognise the Need for First Aid Response and Assess Casualty
    4. Physical condition
    5. Assess the Situation and Seek Assistance from Emergency Response Services Where Required
  8. Topic 2 - Apply Appropriate First Aid Procedures
    1. Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
    2. Provide First Aid in Accordance with Established First Aid Principles
    3. Display Respectful Behaviour Towards Casualty
    4. Obtain Consent from Casualty Where Possible
    5. Use Available Resources and Equipment to Make the Casualty as Comfortable as Possible
    6. Case Study
    7. Operate First Aid Equipment According to Manufacturer's Instructions
    8. The Heart's Electrical System
    9. Monitor the Casualty's Condition and Respond in Accordance with First Aid Principles
    10. Classifications of asthma severity
    11. Spiders
    12. European wasp
    13. Blue-ringed octopus
    14. Nosebleed
    15. Classifications of shock severity
    16. Chest injuries
    17. Croup and epiglottitis
    18. Diabetic emergency
    19. Drowning
    20. Epilepsy and febrile convulsions
    21. Febrile convulsions
    22. Welder's flash
    23. Fractures
    24. Dislocations
    25. Heart conditions
    26. Dehydration
    27. Heat stroke
    28. Hyperventilation
    29. Pneumococcal meningitis
    30. Injected poison (stings or bites)
    31. Spinal injuries
    32. Sports injuries
    33. Crush injury
    34. Road traffic accidents
    35. Application of the equipment
    36. Neurotic behaviour
    37. Care of the newborn infant
    38. Chickenpox (varicella)
    39. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
    40. Triage
    41. Oxygen therapy
    42. Safety with oxygen
    43. By bag and mask
  9. Topic 3 - Communicate Details of the Incident
    1. Accurately Convey Incident Details to Emergency Response Services
    2. Report Details of Incident to Workplace Supervisor as Appropriate
    3. Maintain Confidentiality of Records and Information in Line with Statutory and/or Organisational Policies
  10. Topic 4 - Evaluate Own Performance
    1. Recognise the Possible Psychological Impacts on Self and Other Rescuers Involved in Critical Incidents
    2. Participate in Debriefing to Address Individual Needs
  11. Glossary
  12. Emergency Numbers