PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

HLTAID007 - PROVIDE ADVANCED RESUSCITATION

Provide Advanced Resuscitation * IMPORTANT NOTE * If you have not previously completed the prerequisite unit of competency HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you first need to review the Knowledge Development portion of that program and complete the related Knowledge Review questions. You find the information in the previous section of this manual. Only then should you start studying this section. Introduction Welcome to your training program HLTAID007 Provide advanced resuscitation (AR). Progressing on from the prerequisite unit of competency (CPR), this program will further introduce you to: • State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures • Legal, workplace and community considerations • Considerations when performing resuscitation • Considerations when providing supplementary oxygen • Basic anatomy, physiology and toxicology as it relates to providing advanced resuscitation State/Ter itory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures This section expands your basic knowledge on ARC Guidelines, local regulations and first aid codes of practice along with legal considerations for providing advanced resuscitation in the workplace and in the community. What important points are presented in the ARC Guideline related to oxygen resuscitation? ARC Guideline 10.4 (Use of Oxygen in Emergencies) states: • Basic Life Support measures should never be delayed whilst waiting for oxygen or other equipment. • The use of oxygen may be beneficial in emergencies with breathing and non-breathing victims. • There is evidence to support the use of oxygen as part of first aid management of decompression illness. [RTO Note: in divers who used compressed gas] • A victim who requires supplemental oxygen in a first aid setting requires further evaluation so an ambulance must always be called. NOTE: ARC Guideline 7 (AED Use in Basic Life Support) states “ In the presence of oxygen, there are no case reports of fires caused by sparking when shocks were delivered using adhesive pads.”

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