Option 2- First Aid

This should be a very practical unit of work in which students engage in the major assessment and management techniques for the types of injury and medical conditions that require attention. They should explore the cause and symptoms of common injuries and medical conditions which may occur through outdoor activities. Key areas include:

• Planning and conducting assessment and management procedures
  • situational analysis, such as surveying the scene, primary and secondary surveys
  • priority assessment procedures
  • DRSABCD procedures
  • CPR
  • calling for help and emergency services
  • emergency contacts

• demonstrate how the major types of injuries and medical conditions can be managed in wilderness first aid situations
  • cuts and abrasions
  • burns
  • shock
  • bleeding
  • poisons, bites and stings
  • fractures and dislocations
  • sprains and strains
  • neck and spinal injuries
  • environmental illness, including hypothermia, hyperthermia, heat stroke and dehydration
  • cardiac conditions
  • asthma
  • diabetes
  • choking and breathing hazards

• identify the basic first aid equipment required for outdoor education activities
  • first aid and survival kits
  • management plans
  • urban first aid v wilderness first aid
  • patient management in the outdoors
  • mobile and satellite phones
  • water purification and filtering