Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for remote or isolated area.
- Assess the situation.
- Identify physical hazards and minimise according to Occupational Health and Safety requirements, organisational policies and procedures and the physical environment
- Assess risks to first aider and others and ensure appropriate response determined to take prompt control of situation
- Ascertain the need for emergency services or medical assistance and prioritise triage where required
- Ensure resources are deployed to appropriate locations as required in accordance with organisational policies procedures and the limitations of the physical environment
- Manage the casualty.
- Determine appropriate first aid management and apply
- Improvise and use first aid equipment as required
- Monitor and respond to casualty's condition in accordance with effective first aid principles
- Establish communication links to medical services to ensure prompt control action is undertaken
- Undertake administration of medication under medical instruction
- Evaluate environmental conditions or casualty's condition to determine the consideration of whether to transport casualty to medical assistance or wait
- Provide reassurance and support to casualty during the wait for medical assistance
- Determine and ensure casualty's comfort by establishing and explaining the nature of illness or injury and the management procedures
- Undertake shelter from the in accordance with environmental conditions
- 3.10.Monitor and document the casualty's condition over time to assist in on-going management
- Assist in the evacuation of the casualty by emergency services is provided as required
- Coordinate first aid activities until arrival of medical assistance.
- Identify available resources required
- Establish communication links with appropriate personnel emergency management services and medical assistance as appropriate
- Organise correct amount of resources to appropriate locations in an effective manner to ensure timely arrival of required resources
- Document the provision of resources and modify as recommended
- Monitor the management of casualties in accordance with first aid principles and organisational policies and procedures
- Coordinate evacuation of casualties according to worksite evacuation procedures
- Arrange support services for personnel involved in the incident in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
- Communicate essential incident details.
- Maintain communication with relevant personnel using appropriate equipment
- Communicate first aid information with other providers pr carers as appropriate to meet their needs and in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
- Communicate information calmly to reassure casualty, adopting a communication style to match the casualty's level of consciousness
- Evaluate the incident.
- Evaluate the management of the incident and develop an action plan in consultation with relevant parties, as required
- Participate in debriefing or evaluation either by self or others to improve future operations and address individual's needs
- Provide access critical stress facilitators where required
- Implement site management or procedures a and evaluate in accordance with risk assessment
- Formulate and review contingency planning to identify and select alternative management and principles