Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes.
- Respond in an emergency situation
- Recognise an emergency situation
- Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
- Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response
- Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services where required
- Deploy resources to appropriate locations as required in line with workplace procedures
- Apply appropriate first aid procedures
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as required
- Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles
- Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
- Obtain consent from casualty where possible
- Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
- Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles
- Coordinate first aid activities until arrival of medical assistance
- Identify available resources required and establish communication links with appropriate personnel, emergency management services and medical assistance as appropriate
- Deploy correct amount of required resources to appropriate locations in an effective manner to ensure timely arrival
- Document the provision of resources and recommend modifications as required
- Monitor the condition of casualties in accordance with first aid principles and workplace procedures
- Coordinate evacuation of casualties according to relevant evacuation procedures
- Arrange support services for personnel involved in the incident in accordance with relevant principles and procedures
- Communicate details of the incident
- Evaluate the incident
- Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers involved in critical incidents
- Participate in debriefing to address individual needs
- Evaluate management of the incident and develop an action plan in consultation with relevant parties
- Review contingency planning to identify and select alternative management principles and procedures as required
- Respond to an emergency situation
- Recognise an emergency situation
- Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
- Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response
- Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services
- Deploy resources to appropriate locations as required in line with workplace procedures
- Evaluate the incident and own performance
- Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers involved in critical incidents
- Participate in debriefing to address individual needs
- Evaluate management of the incident and develop an action plan in consultation with relevant parties
- Review contingency planning to identify and select alternative management principles and procedures as required