Casualty Care in the Outdoors

Casualty Care in the Outdoors

Objectives:
· The student will understand the roles, responsibilities, skills and attributes needed to be an effective first aider.
· The student will understand the principles and aims of first aid and shall be able to implement them when required.
· The student will understand the need for an action plan for emergency situations.
· The student will prioritise casualties effectively.
· The student will demonstrate how they can manage an unconscious casualty.
· The student will use questioning and observation to determine the casualty’s situation.
· The student will understand the anatomy and physiology of the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems.
· The student will be able to recognise and manage conditions affecting the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems. Specifically: chest wall injuries, choking, asthma, panic attacks, hyperventilation, shock, wounds and bleeding.
· The student will understand the causes of cardiac arrest.
· The student will perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adult and paediatric casualties.
· The student will understand the mechanics of injury for head and spinal cord injury.
· The student will demonstrate how to manage suspected spinal cord injury (SCI), individually and as part of a team.
· The student will understand the routes of entry, recognition features and appropriate treatment for poisoning.
· The student will understand the mechanics of injury, recognition features and appropriate action for a casualty with suspected dislocation or fracture.
· The student will understand the factors involved in raising or lowering the body’s core temperature, the recognition features for this and how to reverse the situation.
· The student will demonstrate the use of improvised equipment to help immobilise or dress wounds and to transport casualties when required.
· The student will understand the need to record information about the situation and the casualty.