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PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE
PUAEME007 - PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE FOR SUSPECTED SPINAL INJURY
FOR SUSPECTED SPINAL INJURY
EMPOWERING PROFESSIONALS FOR EVERY EMERGENCY
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course applies to individuals who may be required to provide emergency care to a casualty with suspected spinal injury. This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required to minimise further injury to a casualty, both conscious and unconscious, when applying first aid and waiting for emergency medical aid in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
It includes recognition and management of a suspected spinal injury, immobilising cervical spine using manual in-line stabilisation (MILS) techniques as well as spinal equipment, evaluating the need to move a casualty, preparing a casualty for transport, transporting and monitoring a casualty as well as performing a casualty handover to emergency services.
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
APPLICATION
The Emergency Care for Suspected Spinal Injury is designed for individuals who may be exposed to environments where trauma of the head, neck or spine may be a common injury dependant on the type of activity. Known environmental risk exposures include coastal waterways, wave and shallow water pools, surf parks and inflatable structures. This course is applicable to a wide range of professions, including those working in healthcare, education, construction, and outdoor environments, where the need to respond to injuries, medical conditions, or accidents is prevalent.
Moderate Fitness
Level Required
$140
Per Student
ADVANCED FIRST AID OR OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID SKILL SET
The Emergency Care for Suspected Spinal Injury can be delivered as a stand alone or in addition to any type of first aid or aquatic rescue courses.
To determine which first aid course is right for you or your team, please contact us for further guidance on workplace-specific requirements.
EMERGENCY CARE FOR SUSPECTED SPINAL INJURY (UPDATE/REFRESHER)
1 Half Day
(Full Course)
Face-to-Face or
Blended Delivery
Public & Private
Courses
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The Emergency Care for Suspected Spinal Injury is required to be updated/refreshed every three years.
Those who need to renew or have expired first aid qualifications can enrol into any course.
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In this CPR course, you will learn these skills, in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, including using an automated external defibrillator (AED), how to rotate first aiders with minimal interruptions to compressions, and what to do if the casualty regurgitates or vomits.
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This course provides practical simulated real-life situations to learn and gain the confidence to coordinate and manage a response and provide advanced first aid in line with legal, community and workplace considerations, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies until emergency services arrive.
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The course provides simulated real-life scenarios for a set of skills to provide advanced first aid, oxygen therapy, advanced resuscitation, ongoing monitoring and care after treatment, handover of the casualty to emergency services and incident debriefing or evaluation to improve future operations, address individual needs recognising psychological impacts and seeking help as required.
Course details.
In this course individuals who may be required to provide emergency care to a casualty with suspected spinal injury. It includes recognition and management of a suspected spinal injury, immobilising cervical spine using manual in-line stabilisation (MILS) techniques as well as spinal equipment, evaluating the need to move a casualty, preparing a casualty for transport, transporting and monitoring.
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The Aquatic Amusement Lifeguard Training Program offers further training modules specific to aquatic based theme/amusement parks. The program is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to ensure the safety of visitors capturing wave pools, water slides, lazy rivers, wave machines, inflatable obstacles, and other water-based amusements. Learning content includes supervision methods, aquatic rescue techniques, preventive measures, emergency response, first aid and amusement/ride operations.
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The Aquatic Attraction Training Program (AATP) is suited for shallow water or aquatic based amusement/devices/rides such as splash playgrounds/pads, water coasters etc. The program equips staff to monitor the general safety of others and take proactive measures to reduce risk where lifeguard skills may not be appropriate. Learning content includes health and safety, preventive measures, crowd control, risk management, communication and ride/device operator awareness.
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This course will teach participants the skills and knowledge needed to complete a hazard analysis, specify risk controls to bring risks to ALARP, identify relevant personnel, complete appropriate hazard analysis forms (paper or electronic), monitor and review effectiveness of risk controls.
Participants will also learn the significance of the analysis context, how the identified hazards may cause harm and the purpose and use of the risk matrix.
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This course will also equip individuals with the skills and knowledge required to advise on appropriate emergency planning, making them familiar with all aspects of building fire safety on day-to-day matters and during facility emergencies. The course has been developed to cover a broad range of emergencies and facilities as considered in Australian Standard 3745 and Australian Standard 4083.
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For Australia-wide risk, safety training or other service information, please call our head office on (03) 7068 0098. For international or other enquiries, please email general@aquaticriskservices.com.au
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Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
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