Elements and Performance Criteria

The Range Statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Add any 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.
Contextualisation to address specific requirements may include:
First aid provision under specific constraints or circumstances (e.g. in confined spaces, in maritime work environment or in work environment involving identified risks/hazards)
Focus on first aid management of specific types of injury
Established first aid principles and procedures include:
Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines
Guidelines of Australian national peak clinical bodies
Primary First Aid Principles to:
Preserve life
Prevent illness, injury and condition(s) becoming worse
Promote recovery
Protect the unconscious casualty
State/Territory legislation and regulations
Hazards may include:
A source or situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, the environment, or a combination of these
Relevant hazards may be classified under the headings:
Biological hazards
Chemical hazards
Hazards associated with manual handling Physical hazards
Risks may include:
Environmental risks
Exposure to blood and other body substances
Risks associated with the proximity of other workers and bystanders
Risks from body position
Risks from equipment, machinery and substances
Risks from vehicles
Risks from first aid equipment
Risk of further injury to the casualty
Casualty’s condition is managed for:
Abdominal injuries
Airway obstruction
Allergic reactions
Altered and loss of consciousness
Bleeding
Body position
Burns - thermal, chemical, friction, electrical
Cardiac arrest
Chest pain
Choking/airway obstruction
Drowning
Envenomation - snake, spider, insect and marine bites and stings
Environmental impact such as hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration, heat stroke
Injuries: cold and crush injuries; eye and ear injuries; head, neck and spinal injuries; minor skin injuries; needle stick injuries; soft tissue injuries including sprains, strains, dislocations, fractures
Medical conditions, including cardiac conditions, epilepsy, diabetes, asthma and other respiratory conditions
Poisoning and toxic substances (including chemical contamination)
Respiratory distress
Seizures
Shock
Stroke
Substance misuse - common drugs and alcohol, including illicit drugs
Unconsciousness, not breathing or not breathing normally
First aid management must take into account:
Infection control
Legal and social responsibilities of first aider
The setting in which first aid is provided, including:
industry/site specific regulations, codes etc.
location and nature of the incident
location of emergency services personnel situational risks associated with, for example, electrical and biological hazards, weather, motor vehicle accidents
State and Territory work health and safety legislative requirements
workplace policies and procedures
WHS requirements
The use and availability of first aid equipment and resources
Resources and equipment are used appropriate to the risk to be met and may include:
AED
Auto-injector
Bronchodilator and spacer device
First aid kit
Puffer/inhaler
Resuscitation mask or barrier
Appropriate clinical expert may include:
Ambulance officer/paramedic
Appropriately qualified health care professional
Report details should include:
Time
Description of injury/illness
First aid management
Incident details
Location
Vital signs
Report details may include:
Administration of medication including:
date
dose
person administering
time
Fluid intake/output, including fluid loss via:
blood
faeces
urine
vomit
Injury report forms
Workplace documents as per organisation requirements

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package. The evidence guide supplements assessment requirements that apply to all units in this Training Package. Users of this evidence guide should first read the package’s assessment guidelines.
Critical aspects of assessment:
The individual being assessed must provide evidence of essential knowledge and essential skills
Competence should be demonstrated working individually and as part of a first aid team
Consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of situations relevant to the workplace or community setting
Currency of first aid knowledge and skills is to be demonstrated in line with ARC Guidelines and guidelines of Australian national peak clinical bodies and State / Territory legislation and regulations
Context and resources required for assessment:
Skills in performing first aid procedures are to be assessed through demonstration, with questioning to confirm essential knowledge
Demonstration of first aid procedures over the required range of situations relevant to the workplace setting must be demonstrated using standard precautions and first aid equipment including roller bandages, triangular bandages, other trauma dressings, bronchodilator and spacer device, adrenalin auto-injectors and AED
For assessment purposes, demonstration of skills in CPR procedures requires using a model of the human body (resuscitation manikin) in line with ARC Guidelines
Access and equity considerations:
All workers in the health industry should be aware of access and equity issues in relation to their own area of work
All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, workers should be aware of cultural, historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues, in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities
Related units:
This unit incorporates the content of units:
HLTCPR211A Perform CPR
HLTFA211A Provide basic emergency life support