• Crisis management
STOP (Stop, Talk, Observe, Prevent further injury)
Medical referral
DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation)
Care of the unconscious casualty
situational analysis
Infectrion Control and Protection - HIV/AIDS, Blood-Borne Viruses (Hepatitis B and C)
Legal and Moral Delemmas - legal implications, eg Occupational Health and Safety legislation, litigation, moral obligations, eg duty of care, responsible citizenship, commonsense versus heroics
• setting priorities for managing a first aid situation and assessing the casualty
Bleeding
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Shock
• Management of injuries - Cutes and Lacerations, Fractures, Dislocations, Head Injuries and Concusion, Eye Injuries, Nasal Injuries, Burn Injuries, Teeth Injuries, Electrocution, Chest Injuries, Abdominal Injuries
• Management of medical conditions - Heart Attack, Stroke, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma, Anaphylaxis, Poisoning, Bites and Stings, Exposure to Heat and Cold
Moving the casualty
priority assessment procedures
Support following first aid situations - Debriefing, Counselling
Physical environment - Traffic Conditions, Water Environment, Electricity
Neck and spinal injury
