PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

HLTAID008 MANAGE FIRST AID SERVICES AND RESOURCES Physical care program Before During After Activities for good health

On the spot relaxation Activities that relax or that burn energy Relaxation Massage Warm baths Exercise Dancing Singing Laughing Venting emotion A particular sort of stress may affect you after a violent incident - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This involves, for instance, anxiety, sleep problems and depression. This is a normal reaction to a traumatic incident, and is best dealt with by professional counselling. Evaluate management of workplace first aid incidents in relation to required resources, personnel, current organisational procedures and individual first aid action plans Emergency Response Evaluation This process provides an opportunity for the first-aider to review its response to an emergency with a critical eye, which should take place post-accident/ incident. Meeting with those directly involved with responding to the situation will get first-hand information about how well the management of the incident worked. This event evaluation will most likely be separate from the immediate follow-up as the purpose is different. The immediate follow-up is to check in with others and to be sure they are coping with what happened during the accident/incident. The purpose of the evaluation is to understand what occurred during the accident/incident from the perspective of following protocol and understanding the effectiveness of the emergency management, rather than focusing on the well-being of the responders. The leadership should also evaluate the accident/incident and the response provided. The leadership team should be asking: • What went well during response? (and, remember to praise good performance); • Was the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) followed appropriately? • What lessons could be learned from this accident/incident and the way in which staff responded to it? • Do any aspects of the ERP or follow-up procedures need to be re-thought in light of this experience? • Are there any other necessary changes? For example, are there any additions or modifications to facilities (e.g. more phones in facility, adding emergency numbers at phone stations, and so forth)? Planning for post-accident/incident follow-up is an important element of emergency response planning. The results of post-accident/incident evaluations may be used to prepare a refresher course on responding to emergency incidents, as well as developing further training strategies. Communication immediately following an accident/incident demonstrates concern for the welfare of the responders and gathers potentially critical information about Regular exercise • aerobic • weight • bearing • flexibility Medical check ups Diet Sleep Holidays Posture Controlled breathing Muscle tense & relax Venting emotion Time out Laughter Slow down

PADI RTO VIII-36