Provide Emergency Care for Suspected Spinal Injury
Course Description
The course applies to individuals who may be required to provide emergency care to a casualty with suspected spinal injury. This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required to minimise further injury to a casualty, both conscious and unconscious, when applying first aid and waiting for emergency medical aid in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
It includes recognition and management of a suspected spinal injury, immobilising cervical spine using manual in-line stabilisation (MILS) techniques as well as spinal equipment, evaluating the need to move a casualty, preparing a casualty for transport, transporting and monitoring a casualty as well as performing a casualty handover to emergency services.
PUAEME007 - Provide Emergency Care for Suspected Spinal Injury
The certificate will be issued by Allens Training Pty Ltd - RTO 90909
Online Training with Face to Face Assessment: Approximately 3 hours of self-paced online learning in addition to 2 hours of face to face demonstrations and practical assessments.
Assist a conscious casualty with suspected spinal injury into supine position
Manage an unconscious breathing casualty with suspected spinal injury
Manage an unconscious non-breathing casualty with suspected spinal injury
Documentation: complete an incident report
Theory assessment: multiple-choice questions.
Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and performing rescue breathing techniques on manikins
Online/pre-course study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with access to the internet to complete the online/pre-course studies (if required).
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