Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
- organisational emergency response and first aid policies and procedures
- the nature of remote or isolated locations and how this may impact on first aid management
- common injuries or illnesses that relate to participation, generally, in outdoor recreation activities and the general range of first aid equipment and resources carried by organisations to remote or isolated locations
- common injuries or illnesses that relate to participation in a specific type of outdoor recreation activity, and specific types of first aid equipment and resources typically made available in remote or isolated locations
- key features, functions and limitations of different types of emergency communication equipment used in remote or isolated areas, and factors that affect choice:
- radio equipment
- mobile phones
- satellite phones
- alerting and tracking devices including personal locator beacons (PLBs)
- principles of triage as they relate to first aid at an incident site
- methods used to:
- conduct a visual and verbal secondary survey assessment of a casualty
- assess, interpret and document vital signs of casualties, including respirations, temperature and pulse
- use available man-made and natural resources to supplement first aid equipment
- coordinate and direct the actions of group participants and other first aiders within the team to effectively manage a critical incident
- legal requirements for administration of medication and the rights and responsibilities of the first aider for administration
- safe manual handling techniques used to avoid injury when shifting casualties
- key considerations for evacuating casualties or waiting for emergency services and medical assistance:
- severity of injury or illness and immediate threat to life
- time required for assistance to arrive
- potential that transporting casualty may cause condition to deteriorate
- capability of emergency services to access incident side
- hindrance to rescue
- methods used to assist emergency services to locate incident sites and the key features, functions and limitations of resources used to assist:
- verbal directions
- flags
- flares
- fires.