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Evidence Guide: PUAEME007 - Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury

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PUAEME007 - Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify suspected spinal injury

  1. Signs and symptoms from a conscious casualty that may suggest a spinal injury are identified
Signs and symptoms from a conscious casualty that may suggest a spinal injury are identified

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Signs of life in an unconscious casualty are confirmed

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Basic life support protocols are followed with care for casualty’s spine where casualty exhibits no signs of life

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Likely causes of unconsciousness that may suggest a spinal injury are identified

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Seek assistance from emergency services in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and requirements

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Casualty is communicated with to provide reassurance and to explain need to minimise movement of their spine

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Immobilise cervical spine

  1. Conscious casualty is assisted to supine position in accordance with organisational policies, procedures, manufacturers' instructions and availability of personnel
Conscious casualty is assisted to supine position in accordance with organisational policies, procedures, manufacturers' instructions and availability of personnel

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Unconscious casualty is immobilised in accordance with organisation policies, procedures and requirements

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Evaluate need to move casualty

  1. Potential hazards to first responder and to casualty are identified
Potential hazards to first responder and to casualty are identified

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Risk of not moving the casualty while waiting for medical aid to arrive is evaluated

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Plan to move casualty is developed in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and availability of additional support

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Prepare casualty for transport

  1. Casualty is communicated with to provide reassurance and the need to immobilise the casualty for transport is explained
Casualty is communicated with to provide reassurance and the need to immobilise the casualty for transport is explained

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Equipment to immobilise the casualty’s spine is selected according to organisational policies, procedures, requirements and manufacturers' instructions

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Immobilisation equipment is applied in accordance with organisational policies, procedures, requirements and manufacturers’ instructions

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Transport and monitor casualty

  1. Casualty is transported away from hazard according to organisational policies, procedures and requirements
Casualty is transported away from hazard according to organisational policies, procedures and requirements

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Team is coordinated according to organisational policies, procedures and requirements

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Casualty is monitored and communication is maintained during transportation

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Perform casualty handover

  1. Details of incident are communicated to medical personnel
Details of incident are communicated to medical personnel

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Debriefing and/or evaluation of incident is undertaken in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and requirements

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Documentation is completed in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and requirements.

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge