HLTAMB003 Transport emergency patients

Release: 2

HLTAMB003 Transport emergency patients

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 4.1. Updated Assessment Conditions to permit assessment to be performed in simulation.
Release 1	This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 3.0 and meets the requirements of the 2012 Standards for Training Packages. Significant changes to the elements and performance criteria. New evidence requirements for assessment including volume and frequency requirements. Removal of pre-requisites Supersedes HLTAMBT402C.

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to transport patients and other appropriate workers to and from a health care facility or service under emergency circumstances. The unit includes skills for loading, driving and unloading a vehicle safely, and for checking vehicles and equipment in order to restock and remedy faults.

This unit applies to pre-hospital/out-of-hospital health care workers.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements define the essential outcomes	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Prepare and check vehicle and equipment	1.1 Check vehicle and equipment systematically and comprehensively based on local vehicle checklist or inventory 1.2 Conduct vehicle checks on a regular basis according to organisation procedures to ensure serviceability of vehicle and equipment 1.3 Ensure interior and exterior cleanliness of vehicle in accordance with organisation policies and procedures on the minimisation of infection risk to both non-emergency workers and patients 1.4 Maintain vehicle operating stock to acceptable minimum and maximum levels 1.5 Maintain vehicle and equipment according to established clinical guidelines/protocols
2. Ensure faults in vehicle and equipment are remedied	2.1 Identify and report general nature of faults, and liaise with organisation to remedy faults 2.2 Assess risk of further damage to malfunctioning vehicle or equipment against patient care priorities and communicate decisions to appropriate workers 2.3 Rectify minor faults where possible 2.4 Establish need for additional or replacement resources and communicate to appropriate workers
3. Convey and receive information relating to emergency transport	3.1 Establish and maintain communication with control centre according to established clinical guidelines/protocols 3.2 Notify appropriate receiving facility according to established clinical guidelines/protocols.
4. Load, unload and secure patient and equipment for emergency transportation	4.1 Remove patients from scene in a manner consistent with relevant Acts, regulations and according to established clinical guidelines and protocols 4.2 Conduct loading and unloading smoothly, consistent with safe work practices and according to established clinical guidelines and protocols 4.3 Ensure patient’s illness or injury is not exacerbated by unnecessary movement during loading and unloading 4.4 Organise and secure equipment in accordance with relevant Australian Standards, Acts and regulations and according to established clinical guidelines/protocols
5. Transport patient under emergency conditions	5.1 Drive vehicle in a manner that avoids exacerbation of patient’s condition 5.2 Drive vehicle recognising hazards and negotiating hazards at low risk in accordance with legal requirements governing emergency vehicles 5.3 Choose appropriate route to receiving facility according to distance, time, travel and terrain 5.4 Establish and maintain communication as required between driver and patient care officer to ensure safe transport and effective patient care

Foundation Skills

The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit Mapping Information

No Equivalent Unit

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705