UNIT STANDARD 376480: Provide First-Aid as an Advanced First Responder
Welcome to your journey as an Advanced First Responder!
This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively provide advanced first aid in emergency situations.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1
Explain the principles of advanced first aid in emergencies.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
1 The aims of emergency care are identified and explained in terms of ethics and scope of practice.
2 Universal precautions taken during treatment of sick and injured are explained and demonstrated.
ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE
Universal precautions include but are not limited to: • Personal protective equipment; management of body fluid spills or excreta and uncontained hazardous materials.
3 The specific medico-legal implications in emergencies are described in terms of current relevant legislation.
- 6 Sections
- 32 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 Explain the principles of advanced first aid in emergencies.3
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 Demonstrate an advanced level of preparedness to deal with sudden illness or emergency.3
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 Assess and manage an emergency scene/disaster.6
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 Describe the anatomy and explain the physiology of the human body systems in terms of injury and sudden illness.8
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 Apply primary first aid life support for adults, children and infants according to accepted current protocols.7
- SPECIFIC OUTCOME 6 Explain the causes of shock and the emergency treatment thereof.5
