Product Description

• Unit Standard 120496
• Place: New Germany
• Credits: 5
• Duration: 4 Days

Overview

Purpose:

This Unit Standard will enable employees to provide primary emergency care (first aid) in response to an occupational risk induced or any health emergency in their specific workplaces

Content of Course: 

This Unit Standard will enable employees to provide primary emergency care (first aid) in response to an occupational risk induced or any health emergency in their specific workplaces. This unit standard covers the recognition and management of the following range of emergencies for adults, children and infants according to current and accepted emergency care protocols and principles:

• Emergency scene management.
  • Rescue breathing, CPR and choking for adults, children and infants.
  • Shock.
  • Bleeding and wounds.
  • Neck and spine immobilisation and transportation.
  • Fractures and dislocations.
  • Burns.
  • Thermal stress.
  • Poisoning.
  • Medical emergencies.

Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate the principles of primary emergency care
   Assess and control a single injury emergency scene in the workplace
   3. Demonstrate primary emergency life support for adults, children and infants
   4. Explain and manage shock
   5. Carry out a secondary assessment of the sick or injured person and provide appropriate primary emergency care at the scene
   6. Keep records of the incident/accident

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