PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

HLTAID006 - PROVIDE ADVANCED FIRST AID

Child casualties What are the procedures when providing first aid to children? Often young children have communication difficulties. Sometimes children are unwilling or unable to describe the nature of the illness or injury. Be observant and actively enquire as part of your first aid procedure. Ensure that you communicate clearly with children, ask consent from parent/guardian. If possible have someone monitor your actions, and check for existing conditions the child may have while waiting for EMS to arrive. What are the priorities for calling EMS when providing first aid to children? EMS should not be delayed ( Call First ) if a child has experienced unconsciousness or has an altered conscious state; is experiencing breathing difficulty; is showing signs of shock; is severely bleeding or is vomiting or passing blood; has slurred speech; has injuries to the head neck or back; could have broken bones; or any time you are in doubt. Only when a child has experienced submersion in water do you provide Care First by removing the child from the water as quickly as possible (without endangering your own safety) and administering CPR for a short time (one to two minutes, particularly including rescue breaths) and then you call EMS. After submersion in water avoid delays or interruptions to CPR; do not routinely roll the child over to the side to assess airway and breathing, unless the airway is obstructed (e.g. by water or vomit). The use of an AED and administration of oxygen are beneficial in the resuscitation of nearly drowned children, but resuscitation efforts should not be delayed while waiting for an AED or oxygen equipment to become available. What are the procedures for dealing with major and minor accidents in the workplace? Employees must report any incidents that occur in the workplace to the Workplace Health and Safety Advisor or Workplace Health and Safety Representative (if applicable). These includes: • any incident that has caused an injury to one or more employee, contractor or visitor; • any incident that may give rise to the possibility that an injury may occur; • any perceived hazard; • any near miss incident that has almost caused an injury; • any illness suffered by an employee or another employee that may have been caused by a work-related issue. Every workplace incident, even when considered to be minor, should be investigated by the organisations Workplace Health and Safety Representative (if applicable). The investigation is to determine what factors contributed to the accident and what corrective actions if any, are needed to the workplace to prevent recurrence. The Workplace Health and Safety Representative at the organisation shall consult with all relevant parties and report their findings to the Workplace Health and Safety Committee. A First Aider should be contacted immediately it becomes known that an employee has sustained an injury. The First Aider will attempt to stabilise the employee’s injury and seek professional medical attention where necessary.

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