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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Administer analgesic
   • Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty
   • Casualty is advised as to use of the analgesic drug and its potential impact
   • Casualty consent to administer treatment is obtained
   • Analgesic drug is administered, in accordance with industry standards and protocols
   • Casualty is continuously monitored whilst administering analgesic drug
2. Identify need for analgesia
   • Casualty's need for pain relief is identified
3. Available options to relieve casualty's pain are reviewed
4. Contraindications and precautions for use of analgesic drug are identified and appropriate use for casualty is confirmed
5. Appropriate dosage for casualty is confirmed, in accordance with organisational procedures, industry standards and protocols
6. Emergency medical assistance is requested, as required
7. Access and prepare analgesic
   • Secure storage of analgesic drug is accessed, in accordance with organisational procedures
8. Analgesic documentation is completed, in accordance with organisational procedures
9. Retrieval of correct drug within its expiry date is confirmed, in accordance with organisational procedures
10. Analgesic drug is prepared, in accordance with industry standards and organisational procedures
    • Purpose of the analgesic drug is explained to casualty
11. Casualty is advised as to use of the analgesic drug and its potential impact
12. Casualty consent to administer treatment is obtained
13. Analgesic drug is administered, in accordance with industry standards and protocols
14. Casualty is continuously monitored whilst administering analgesic drug
15. Perform casualty handover
    • Details of incident including analgesic drug administration are communicated to medical personnel
16. Written record of treatment including analgesic drug and dosage is supplied to medical personnel in accordance with organisational procedures
17. Complete analgesic use requirements
    • Unused analgesic drugs are disposed of, in accordance with organisational procedures
18. Details of drugs use is recorded in log, in accordance with organisational procedures
19. Debriefing and/or evaluation of incident is undertaken, in accordance with organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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