- PUAEME003C - Administer oxygen in an emergency situation
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PUAEME003C Mapping and Delivery Guide
Administer oxygen in an emergency situation
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | PUAEME003C - Administer oxygen in an emergency situation |
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| Description | This unit covers competency in advanced techniques for management of the administration of oxygen and ventilation of the lungs in line with the requirements of the Australian Resuscitation Council and State and Territory regulatory bodies. Expired air resuscitation is covered in the Pre-requisite unit Provide emergency care. | ||
| Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
| Learning Outcomes and Application | The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible. | ||
| Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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| Prerequisites/co-requisites | Prerequisite Unit/sPUAEME001B Provide emergency care | ||
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| Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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| Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
| Element: Assess casualty and develop management plan |
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| Element: Check equipment |
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| Element: Maintain unobstructed airway |
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| Element: Resuscitate casualty |
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| Element: Use oxygen to provide therapy |
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| Element: Recover and restore equipment |
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Evidence Required
List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
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 PUA00 Public Safety Training Package. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
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Assessment Tasks
Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
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 (COAD/CAL) estimation of duration of oxygen supply importance of oxygen to the body indicators of obstructed breathing lower airways diseases management of COAD/CAL 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 |
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 |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
| Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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| Assessment of casualty is undertaken including vital signs, details of incident, medical/casualty history, physical appearance and other signs and symptoms | |||
| Management plan is developed taking into account available equipment, condition of patient and special requirements of certain conditions | |||
| Where possible casualty is assisted to a comfortable position suitable for implementation of management plan | |||
| Casualty is encouraged and reassured as necessary to facilitate effective treatment | |||
| Medical aid is arranged as soon as possible consistent with maintaining casualty safety | |||
| Pre-use check of safety and potential effectiveness of equipment is undertaken in accordance with operating procedures, Australian standards and regulatory requirements | |||
| Minor faults are diagnosed and repairs are carried out in accordance with organisation procedures to restore equipment to working order | |||
| Faults and defects are reported/recorded according to organisational procedures | |||
| Airway is cleared and maintained using non-intervention techniques where possible | |||
| Appropriate steps are taken to reduce risk to self or others of contamination by the casualty's body fluids | |||
| Where carried, suction apparatus is safely inserted into pharynx and suction initiated using approved techniques to avoid injuring casualty | |||
| Where appropriate face masks and other barriers are used according to ARC standards | |||
| Where indicated, oxygen therapy is used in the ventilation of casualty | |||
| Equipment is cleaned, and discarded or disinfected, restocked and/or replenished and stored safely according to organisation procedures |
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
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