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The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. |
Health support may include: | triage resuscitation surgical care nursing care primary health care evacuation (forward retrieval) pathology medical imaging dental care environmental health support psych support |
Health elements may include: | dental team environmental health team health assessment team field pathology team low/medium/high dependency nursing team primary health care team rehabilitation team resuscitation team surgical team laboratory team medical imaging team road ambulance evacuation team aeromedical evacuation team psych support team mortuary team ships medical emergency team |
Preparedness of health element personnel may include: | competent in generic organisational skills competent in health care skills fit and healthy have appropriate credentials for position have an authorised Red Cross card and armband familiar and confident with health element equipment and operating environment |
Health support policy and procedure may include: | health doctrine health instructions health policy directives standard operating procedures |
The principles of health support may include: | prevention conformity control continuity flexibility mobility proximity |
Evacuation planning factors may include: | casualty/patient estimates availability and capability of evacuation assets capacity, location and type of supporting health facilities level of expertise of health care personnel casualty exchange points along the evacuation chain protection afforded to health personnel, casualties, health units, evacuation assets communication plan airspace command and control |
Evacuation assets may include: | ambulance air/sea support vehicle adapted for casualty transport medical equipment pharmaceutical stores trained and competent personnel |
Processes and procedures may include: | standard operation procedures tasking information sheet pre-departure briefing in-vehicle communications check points/rendezvous points/way points navigation aids route clearances forward positioning of evacuation assets use of casualty exchange points |
Evacuation support may include: | casualty transport casualty retrieval on-site care en route care handover management of casualty property and effects compilation of evacuation records |
Reception and despatch may include: | movement to and from the despatch point via ambulance liaison with the mode of evacuation transfer to the other evacuation mode handover of the casualty to other evacuation modes |
Other evacuation modes may include: | rotary wing aircraft fixed wing aircraft boat/ship |
Patient tracking may include: | identification reporting on admission providing updates issuing notifications reporting on discharge maintaining a record of these occurrences reporting epidemiological morbidity data |
Health record may include: | medical records patient administrative information health reports and returns health treatment statistics |
Health logistics may include: | pharmaceuticals mortuary affairs blood health support services (maintenance, catering) general logistic support (supply, transport, waste) |
Health related reports and returns may include: | incident report casualty notification patient holding situation report stock holdings epidemiological morbidity data |