HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting

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HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting

Modification History

Not applicable.

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults.

The unit applies to educators and support staff working within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies.

This unit of competency may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).

Specific licensing requirements, including requirements for refresher training, should be obtained from the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) and/or relevant state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authority.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements define the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Respond to an emergency situation	1.1	Recognise an emergency situation
1.2	Identify, assess and minimise immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
1.3	Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response
1.4	Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services
2. Apply appropriate emergency first aid procedures	2.1	Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
2.2	Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles
2.3	Ensure casualty feels safe, secure and supported
2.4	Obtain consent from casualty, caregiver, registered medical practitioners or medical emergency services where possible
2.5	Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
2.6	Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions
2.8	Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles
3. Communicate details of the incident	3.1	Accurately convey details of the incident to emergency response services where required
3.2	Report details of incident to supervisor
3.3	Complete relevant workplace documentation, including incident report form
3.4	Complete relevant workplace documentation, including incident report form
3.5	Follow workplace procedures to report serious incidents to the regulatory authority
3.6	Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies
4. Reflect on incident and own performance	4.1	Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self, other rescuers and children
4.2	Talk with children about their emotions and responses to events
4.3	Participate in debriefing with supervisor

Foundation Skills

The Foundation Skills described those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Oral communication – in order to make an accurate verbal report to supervisor and emergency response services Written communication – in order to complete a written incident report in line with organisational policies The remaining foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.

Unit Mapping Information

No equivalent unit.

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