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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Respond to an inflight first aid emergency
   • Inflight first aid emergencies are recognised
2. Immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others are identified, assessed and managed
3. A systematic patient assessment allowing for quick identification of at-risk patients is completed
4. Situation is assessed and assistance is sought from other flight crew or aviation support services
5. Apply appropriate inflight first aid procedures
   • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines
6. Inflight first aid is provided in accordance with established first aid principles
7. Respectful behaviour towards casualty is displayed
8. Consent from casualty is obtained where possible
9. Available aircraft resources and equipment are used to make casualty as comfortable as possible
10. First aid equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer instructions
11. Casualty’s condition is monitored continuously and responded to in accordance with first aid principles
12. Communicate incident details
    • Incident and patient details are accurately conveyed to emergency response services
13. Details of incident are reported to workplace supervisor as appropriate
14. Comprehensive patient records are completed and confidentiality of these records and information is maintained in accordance with statutory and/or organisational policies
15. Evaluate impact of incident on own performance
    • Possible psychological impacts on self and other responders involved in critical incidents are recognised
16. Individual needs are addressed in debriefing participation

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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