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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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Mortuary instruments and equipment may include: | personal protective equipment positioning devices sterilisation equipment sterilisation chemicals and solutions portiboy instruments and instrument tray dressing table disinfectant hand solution, paper towels and soap pedestal lamps first aid kit aneurysm needle bistoury knife scalpels scissors separators suture needles needle holder forceps injection instruments, including: gravity and bulb syringe arterial tube hand pump centrifugal pump stopcock parietal needle Y tube embalming machine drainage instruments, including: drain tube iliac drain tube grooved director angular spring forceps aspirating instruments, including: electric or motorised autopsy aspirator hydroaspirator nasal tube aspirator trocar hydrovalve trocar cavity fluid injectors trocar buttons and applicator. |
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Workplace policies and procedures may include: | standard operating policies and procedures standards and certification requirements communication protocols quality assurance procedures OHS procedures, such as: infection control procedures manual handling procedures material handling procedures, including hazardous or infectious materials emergency procedures, including fire and accident procedures security procedures. |
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Relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice may include: | OHS Anatomy Act Human Tissue Act Skin Penetration Act Coroner's Act Public Health Act Environment Protection Act local government regulations funeral services industry code of practice Worksafe Australia certification and standards. |
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Infection control practices may include: | universal precautions, including: use of personal protective equipment presumption that all blood and body fluids are infectious covering exposed cuts and abrasions, particularly on workers' hands, with waterproof coverings prior to commencing work immediate treatment of puncture wounds or abrasions use of protective clothing when cleaning spillage of body fluids checking for infectious and transmittable disease sterilising apparatus and instruments providing sterile storage areas for instruments using disinfectants safe removal and disposal of soiled and contaminated garments safe ventilation avoiding invasive procedures on bodies immunisation periodic X-rays seeking medical advice recording injury and incidence reporting injury and incidence providing first aid kit performing first aid as necessary labelling clothing. |
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Personal protective equipment may include: | disposable gloves heavy duty gloves barrier gown or suit waterproof overshoes waterproof aprons splash proof masks eye goggles face visor hair cover filtered air supply: negative air pressure powered positive air supply. |
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Individual case characteristics may include: | standard case medical intervention organ donations. |
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Invasive and non-invasive medical paraphernalia may include: | pacemakers electronic, nuclear and radioactive devices colostomy closures surgical drains. |
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Approved surgical techniques may include: | scalpel incision followed by insertion of trocar correct suturing techniques to close incision. |
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Upper body and thoracic areas may include: | right atrium of the heart right lung left lung thoracic cavity. |
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Lower body and abdominal organs may include: | abdominal cavity viscera alimentary canal stomach liver small and large intestine pancreas spleen gall bladder blood vessels appendix bladder kidneys uterus rectum. |
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Hazards, complications and problems may include: | sharps injuries needle stick injuries blood splash infection contagious disease, such as: viral haemorrhagic fevers Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease tuberculosis HIV chemical spill putrefaction and tissue gas wet area. |
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Case analysis report may include: | problems and complications corrective action taken. |