PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

HLTAID001 - PROVIDE CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION Develop cultural awareness by reflecting on and examining your own and all casualties’ and fellow students’ values, beliefs and cultural identity. Raise awareness of similarities and differences, social disadvantages and provider inequalities. Develop cultural understanding through fostering relationships with different cultural groups. Recognise and continuously develop the skills, roles and functions needed to perform culturally sensitive assessments; to plan, implement and evaluate culturally sensitive emergency response; and challenge any possibly existing discrimination and prejudice. Own skills and limitations What is a Good Samaritan law? The provision of emergency care does raise legal issues. Emergency care can only be provided upon consent. If a casualty is unresponsive, then consent is assumed. Good Samaritan laws (or related, local laws) are enacted to encourage people to come to the aid of others. Generally, Good Samaritan principles impose no legal duty to help a stranger. For example, in New South Wales and Queensland the ‘Good Samaritan’ or volunteer is required to act with “reasonable care and skill” and to a standard that is appropriate to their level of training (and generally speaking that standard is low) while in the Northern Territory persons are required by Statute Law to “render assistance to any other in need”. ARC states: “The standard of care required of a person who has a duty of care to respond is higher. All responders who hold themselves out to have a skill must perform their tasks to a standard expected of a reasonably competent person with their training and experience. This does not mean a standard of care of the highest level.” [Refer current ARC Guideline 10.5 on legal and ethical issues related to resuscitation, available online at http://resus.org.au/ guidelines/ ]. Good Samaritan laws may or may not apply in your region; your Trainer will discuss local Good Samaritan laws applicable to your area. In general, what are the five ways you should act to be protected by most Good Samaritan laws? 1. Only provide care that is within the scope of your training 2. Act in good faith 3. Do not be reckless or negligent 4. Act as a prudent person would 5. Ask permission and gain consent from the casualty to help

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