Undertake road accident rescue Evidence Guide

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Evidence Guide: PUASAR002B - Undertake road accident rescue

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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PUASAR002B - Undertake road accident rescue

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for road accident rescue

Equipment is checked and serviced to ensure it is ready for use
Operation and task information is obtained and analysed
Rescue equipment is selected based on incident information
Personal protective equipment is selected relevant to the nature of the rescue operation

Equipment is checked and serviced to ensure it is ready for use

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Operation and task information is obtained and analysed

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Rescue equipment is selected based on incident information

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Personal protective equipment is selected relevant to the nature of the rescue operation

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Establish and maintain rescue scene safety

A safe working area is established and maintained to prevent injury to self and others
Vehicle/s are stabilised to prevent movement during access and removal in accordance with organisational standards and procedures
Hazards are minimised during the rescue operation to prevent injury to self or others
Scene management procedures are followed in accordance with organisational procedures and legal requirements
The incident scene is prepared to facilitate the prompt and safe rescue of casualties

A safe working area is established and maintained to prevent injury to self and others

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Vehicle/s are stabilised to prevent movement during access and removal in accordance with organisational standards and procedures

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Hazards are minimised during the rescue operation to prevent injury to self or others

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Scene management procedures are followed in accordance with organisational procedures and legal requirements

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The incident scene is prepared to facilitate the prompt and safe rescue of casualties

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Manage casualties

Casualties are assessed and stabilised to minimise further injury or discomfort during rescue operations
Nature of injuries/entrapment is ascertained to develop an extrication plan
Support is provided to medical personnel assisting with the treatment of the entrapped person/s as required

Casualties are assessed and stabilised to minimise further injury or discomfort during rescue operations

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Nature of injuries/entrapment is ascertained to develop an extrication plan

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Support is provided to medical personnel assisting with the treatment of the entrapped person/s as required

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Remove casualties from entrapment

Access plans are determined in consultation with team leader and medical staff
Procedures are implemented to protect the casualties from further injury or discomfort during access and removal
An access path is provided for removal of casualties using appropriate rescue techniques and equipment
Casualties an/or deceased persons are removed from vehicle using appropriate rescue removal techniques and rescue equipment

Access plans are determined in consultation with team leader and medical staff

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Procedures are implemented to protect the casualties from further injury or discomfort during access and removal

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An access path is provided for removal of casualties using appropriate rescue techniques and equipment

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Casualties an/or deceased persons are removed from vehicle using appropriate rescue removal techniques and rescue equipment

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Conclude road accident rescue operations

Accident scene is preserved for investigating officers
Equipment is recovered, cleaned and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines and organisational procedures prior to leaving the scene
Hygiene procedures are followed in accordance with organisational procedures
Where identified, signs and symptoms of operational stress in self and others are recognised and reported to appropriate personnel
Operational debrief is participated in and documentation is completed to organisational standards

Accident scene is preserved for investigating officers

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Equipment is recovered, cleaned and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines and organisational procedures prior to leaving the scene

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Hygiene procedures are followed in accordance with organisational procedures

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Where identified, signs and symptoms of operational stress in self and others are recognised and reported to appropriate personnel

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Operational debrief is participated in and documentation is completed to organisational standards

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________ Date: _

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide



Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in extrication of casualty/s; minimising further injury or discomfort while conducting rescue operation; application of safe work practices Consistency in performance Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Context of assessment Evidence of competent performance should be obtained by observing an individual in a variety of actual and simulated road accident rescues using a range of equipment Specific resources for assessment Access to vehicles for exercise simulations
Guidance information for assessment	Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Required Skills and Knowledge

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

ability to work in a multi-agency environment

ability to work in teams

apply emergency care practices

apply relevant RAR techniques

apply scene management procedures

disaster victim identification procedures

initial (ongoing) scene assessment

wearing of appropriate PPE

Required Knowledge

awareness of the need to return equipment to operational readiness after use

dangers associated with SRS

documentation requirements

emergency care

equipment characteristics and safe working loads in rescue operations

establishment and maintenance of safe working areas and minimisation of hazards

hazards and environmental threats

infection control procedures

legal requirements for responders

methods of access

operating procedures and organisational standards

operational briefing and debriefing procedures

personal hygiene protocols

RAR techniques

reconnaissance processes

relevant occupational health and safety principles and practices

rescue equipment manufacturer's operational guidelines

road accident rescue concepts as described in the Australian Emergency Manual - Road Accident Rescue

roles and responsibilities of, and relationship with, other emergency services

use of personal protective equipment

vehicle construction and dangers in cutting vehicle parts and panels

Range Statement


The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Operational task information may include	location type and number of casualties/vehicles environmental and other hazards other agencies responding
Rescue equipment may include	air operated equipment pneumatic hydraulic mechanical electrical tools firefighting equipment patient protection equipment cutting lifting spreading and winching equipment scene warning and traffic control equipment generators and lighting equipment hand tools stabilising equipment
Casualty protection procedures may include	padding of sharp hazards (hard and soft protection) shielding from debris glass and tools PPE for casualty (helmet, glasses, dust mask, ear protection)
Personal protective equipment may include	protective clothing helmets ear protection eye protection infection protection high visibility clothing
Hazards may include	electricity gas water and sewerage utilities hazardous materials/dangerous substances vehicle fuel vehicle glass vehicle fuel systems difficult terrain adverse weather after dark operations traffic and bystanders supplementary restraint systems bio-hazards other road users
Extrication plan may include	controlled release immediate release alternate entries
Scene management procedures may include	traffic control management of bystanders and media cordoning and screening scene searches for missing occupants glass management isolation of vehicle electrical systems access and egress removal of hazards consider preserving evidence staging areas positioning of response vehicles
Vehicle stabilisation techniques may include	chocking packing jacking roping chaining propping
Appropriate rescue techniques may include	door removal side removal third door entry folding down sill roof removal techniques full roof flap forward roof flap side roof flap foot well/front seat techniques pulling the column lifting the dash dash roll winching the dash exposing the foot well side impact techniques cross ramming overturned vehicle techniques inverted side removal flapping the floor pan inverted ramming light commercial vehicle techniques van dash roll
Rescue removal techniques may include	use of spinal immobilisation device spine board (back board) cervical collars KED extrication device
Preservation of accident scene may include	defining and redefining scene boundary securing the scene preservation of evidence and related legal requirements
Operational documentation may include	incident field notes post operational report incident report exposure records organisation's reporting system

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Evidence Guide: PUASAR002B - Undertake road accident rescue

Student: __________________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

PUASAR002B - Undertake road accident rescue

Prepare for road accident rescue

Establish and maintain rescue scene safety

Manage casualties

Remove casualties from entrapment

Conclude road accident rescue operations

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

Instructions to Assessors

Teacher: ___________________________ Date: _