Google Links

Follow the links below to find material targeted to the unit's elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge

Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Assess casualty and develop management plan
  2. Check equipment
  3. Maintain unobstructed airway
  4. Resuscitate casualty
  5. Use oxygen to provide therapy
  6. Recover and restore equipment

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

determining oxygen pressure and volume content of cylinders

reading oxygen content gauges

use of resuscitation equipment

Required Knowledge

air passages

Australian Resuscitation Council standards

Australian Standards relevant to resuscitation equipment

causes of hypoxia and hypoxic hypoxia

correct use of oxygen cylinders and devices

disease and chronic airways lesions COADCAL

estimation of duration of oxygen supply

importance of oxygen to the body

indicators of obstructed breathing

lower airways diseases

management of COADCAL casualties

possible causes of hypoventilation

precautions for safe storage and handling of oxygen cylinders

principles of operation and troubleshooting

respiratory systemlungs

resuscitation and kitsspecifications

significance of respiratory noises

signs and symptoms of chronic obstructed airways

techniques for maintenance of unobstructed airway

the mechanism of respiration

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Use of oxygen equipment in accordance with relevant standards and guidelines

Consistency in performance

Evidence will need to be gathered over time across a range of variables

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

On the job or in a simulated work environment

Specific resources for assessment

determining oxygen pressure and volume content of cylinders

reading oxygen content gauges

use of resuscitation equipment

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA Public Safety Training Package

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.


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.

Advanced techniques for management of administration of oxygen and/or ventilation of the lungs are

oxygen therapy, ventilation of the lungs by expired air resuscitation without oxygen added using ancillary device

ventilation with ambient air by an operator powered resuscitationbag

valve or mask

ventilation by an oxygen powered resuscitator

Oxygen equipment is

equipment which is used for storage and delivery of oxygen for medical purposes

Resuscitation may be performed on

adults

small children under eight years

newborn babies or infants

Regulatory requirements may include

Australian Resuscitation Council

relevant State and Territory regulatory bodies

Reporting/recording faults and damage may include

verbal

filling out and processing standard form

Pre-use check may include

checking existence of suitable prominent warnings about precautions to be observed

checking for damage

to replenish and/or restore

Barriers may include

facemasks

unidirectional valves

bidirectional valves

filters

Non-intervention techniques for maintenance of unobstructed airway may include

head tilt

jaw support

jaw thrust

Inserted into pharynx

no further than the back teeth