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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes.
2. 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 advanced resuscitation response
   • Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services where required
3. Perform advanced resuscitation
   • Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
   • Provide supplemental oxygen
   • Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
   • Obtain consent from casualty where possible
   • Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
   • Monitor casualty condition and rectify issues preventing adequate treatment
4. Communicate details of the incident
   • Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services
   • Report details of incident in line with organisational policies
   • Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies
5. Evaluate the incident
   • Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers involved in critical incidents
   • Participate in debriefing to address individual needs
   • Check, maintain and clean equipment ready for future use
6. 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
   • Check, maintain and clean equipment ready for future use