Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance.
Health support planning factors may include:
the casualty estimate and its possible effects on the delivery of health support
health information and health intelligence
resource availability and restrictions, including specialist personnel, contract health practitioners and equipment
evacuation policy and mode availability
availability of local infrastructure
blood sourcing, transport and holding policy
health capability development requirements waste disposal plan
the link with personnel and logistic staff for handling remains
the location of the health facilities
marking and notification of health elements
Casualty planning data may include:
types of casualties and casualty profile
rate of casualty arrival
level of conflict
casualty flow
numbers of casualties
return to duty rates
walking, sitting and litter percentages
evacuation priorities
anatomic wound distribution
disease and non-battle injury experience
assessment of hospital bed requirements
surgical workload data
theatre of operations beds
casualty accumulation factor
Health risk assessment may include:
the identification of health risks in the intended operating environment, including:
environment health risks: weather, terrain, vegetation, animal or disease
occupational health risks: road traffic accident or industrial injury
operational health risks: physical injury, chemical/biological injury or psychiatric injury
the analysis and assessment of health risks
the treatment of risks by developing and integrating control measures within the health support plan
Casualty estimates may include:
on-duty casualty rate
non-duty casualty rate
operational stress reaction
calculation of hospital beds and holding policy
Health estimate may include:
health information, intelligence and surveillance outputs
casualty estimate
health related characteristics of the operation
health related characteristics of the environment
summary of the health risks and risk factors
Types of health support may include:
dental team
environmental health team
health assessment team
field pathology team
low/medium/high dependency nursing team
primary health care team
rehabilitation team
resuscitation team
surgical team
laboratory team
medical imaging team
road ambulance evacuation team
aero-medical evacuation team
psych support team
mortuary team
ships medical emergency team
Health support imperatives may include:
prevention
immediate first aid
resuscitation within the hour
initial wound surgery within three hours
Support control measures may include:
treatment and holding policies
casualty management plans
casualty regulation
triage and treatment priorities
evacuation priorities
Health plan may include:
identification of the health mission (mission statement)
the execution:
general outline - broad statement of how health support is to be provided, broken down (where appropriate) into operational phases
groupings and tasks - a list of health service elements or units in a logical sequence, detailing the health support tasks for which elements/units are responsible during the operation, by phases, where appropriate
coordinating instructions - matters of coordination necessary for successful implementation and explanation of the plan
timings of key events
operating locations and boundaries
holding or staging policies
casualty evacuation, including procedures for surface evacuation and aero-medical evacuation
locations and capabilities of supporting health facilities
opening and closing times of medical facilities
treatment of local population
preventative medicine/environmental health measures
movement of medical elements
specific clinical requirements
priorities for evacuation and treatment
protection and working of health personnel, facilities and transport
administration and logistics - to include holdings and resupply of medical and dental stores; repair of medical and dental equipment; and arrangements for exchange of and reserve pools for litters and blankets, blood supply documentation of casualties
organisational structure and authority - appointment of a medical authority and alternatives, locations of medical commanders, medical communications networks, medical reports and returns, medical liaison, health planning groups and conferences
Other stakeholders may include:
health specialists
distribution specialist
catering specialist
maintenance specialist

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required knowledge and skills, the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency should be demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence
Resources for assessment include:
a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulated practical and knowledge assessment, and/or
access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace
In both real and simulated environments, access is required to:
relevant and appropriate materials and equipment, and
applicable documentation including workplace procedures, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals
Method of assessment
Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation
As a minimum, assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate written/oral tests
Practical assessment must occur:
through activities in an appropriately simulated environment, and/or
in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace