What this course is designed to deliver.
Purpose: This unit standard is to enable the first responder to react to emergencies at an advanced first aid level, until the arrival of more professional emergency personnel. Qualifying learners will be capable of: Explaining the principles of advanced first aid in emergencies. Demonstrating an advanced level of preparedness to deal with sudden illness or emergency. Assessing and managing an emergency scene/disaster. Describing the anatomy and explaining the physiology of the human body systems in terms of injury or sudden illness. Applying primary first aid for all age groups according to accepted current first aid protocols. Explaining and managing shock. NB: The certificate of competence associated with this Unit Standard will be valid for only three years to ensure the holder's conti Explain the principles of advanced first aid in emergencies. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Demonstrate an advanced level of preparedness to deal with sudden illness or emergency. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Assess and manage an emergency scene/disaster. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Describe the anatomy and explain the physiology of the human body systems in terms of injury and sudden illness. OUTCOME RANGE Systems: Nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular-skeletal, integumentary, digestive, genito-urinary and endocrine systems. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Apply primary first aid life support for adults, children and infants according to accepted current protocols. OUTCOME NOTES Appropriately sized manikins and other supporting equipment must be used for the purpose of this assessment. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Explain the causes of shock and the emergency treatment thereof. OUTCOME RANGE Types of shock: Cardiogenic; hypovolaemic and anaphylactic. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA