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Elements and Performance Criteria

Range Statement

Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Emergency includes one or more of the following:	asphyxia burns and scalds and the effects of heat and cold cardiac arrest drowning fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries medical care of rescued persons

Options for transporting casualty or waiting for medical assistance include one or more of the following:	advice given by authorised health worker severity of injury time required for medical assistance to arrive whether movement might cause a deterioration in casualty condition whether contact with medical and/or emergency services has been achieved

Documented includes one or more of the following:	administration of medications including time, date, dose, person administering description of injury first aid management fluid/oral intake/output including fluid loss via blood, vomit, faeces, urine location time vital signs

Communication equipment includes one or more of the following:	GMDSS equipment VHF radio

Authorised health worker includes one or more of the following:	general practitioner nurse practitioner paramedic/ambulance officer

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

accurately listening to, clarifying and applying medical instructions

administering medication under direct instruction from an authorised health worker

conducting an initial casualty assessment

demonstrating adequate infection control procedures

evaluating available options for transporting or maintaining condition of casualty

examining casualty or patient

identifying and preparing an area for safe evacuation

improvising treatment and associated resources

minimising the risk of harm to self and others at all times

planning an appropriate first aid response in line with established first aid principles, policies and procedures

preparing incident reports

promptly completing identification of probable cause, nature and extent of injuries according to current first aid practice

using available communication methods and equipment to access medical assistance.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

body structure and function

burns, scalds and the effects of heat and cold

cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia

fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries

medical care of rescued persons

radio medical advice

toxicological hazards on board including use of the Medical First Aid Guide for Use in Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG) or its national equivalent

work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices.