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: health support logistics and planning processes health support resource capabilities health threat analysis injury risk assessment and management organisational structure, and lines of authority and communication within the organisation principles of health support including: enable control of health resources by technically qualified personnel best placed to employ them ensure conformity of health plan with higher operational plans ensure continuity of health care between levels of treatment and between different agencies involved in treatment ensure health support maintains its proximity to activity being supported ensure health support maintains mobility with activity of group being supported facilitate provision of initial wound surgery within three hours of being injured facilitate provision of resuscitation by a medical officer within an hour of being injured prevent injury and illness provide immediate first aid to an injured person maintain flexibility to adapt health plan to changing circumstances of Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations relevant legislation, and organisational policies and procedures relevant organisational standing and routine orders structure and function of ADF health services theory of health support vectors of disease. |