Modules
061 Treat casualties and support people at incidents
Scope
This module is about developing the relevant level of skills, knowledge and understanding to enable effective response to immediate treatment of casualties and support of people involved in incidents. This module will include:
Range, type and appropriate use of immediate casualty treatment techniques
Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority and action in relation to treatment of casualties at incidents
Range, type and access to specialist support for casualties at incidents
Methods and techniques for supporting people involved in incidents
Range of PPE used when treating casualties
Skill Objectives
Immediate casualty care
Assess urgency of response to located casualty. Provide appropriate immediate treatment to minimise risk and preserve life. Obtain relevant specialist assistance. Inform, advice, support and calm a range of people involved in incidents including those under stress and other members of the public. Provide immediate casualty care with due regard for hazards and risks present at the incident. Provide support to team, colleagues, other agencies and people involved in incidents with due regard for prevalent hazards and risks.
Knowledge Objectives
Action and control measures associated with treatment of casualties, including PPE
Capabilities and limitations of types of equipment and materials used for casualty treatment
How to access additional resources to support treatment of casualties - limits of authority
Lines and methods of communication at the incident ground
How to recognise injuries and casualty situations which require additional or specialist support
The type and range of situations which would require specialist support and advice in respect of treatment of casualties
Limits of personal authority in respect of contact with press and media at incidents
Methods and techniques for supporting distressed people
Relevant National Occupational Standards
Relevant Personal Skills
Behaving ethically
complies with legislation, industry regulation, professional and organisational codes
shows integrity and fairness in decision making
Building teams
encourages and stimulates others to make the best use of their abilities
makes time available to support others
Communicating
adopts communication styles appropriate to listeners and situations, including selecting an appropriate time and place
confirm listeners understanding through questioning and interpretation of non-verbal signals
listens actively, asks questions, clarifies points and rephrases others' statements to check mutual understanding
Conceptualising
uses own experience and evidence from others to identify problems and understand situation
Influencing others
presents oneself positively to others
Managing personal learning and development
takes responsibility for meeting own learning and development needs
Managing Self
handles others emotions without becoming personally involved
remains calm in difficult or uncertain situations
Striving for excellence
actively seeks to do things better
Taking Decisions
produces a variety of solutions before taking a decision
Scope
This module is about developing the relevant level of skills, knowledge and understanding to enable effective response to immediate treatment of casualties and support of people involved in incidents. This module will include: Range, type and appropriate use of immediate casualty treatment techniques Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority and action in relation to treatment of casualties at incidents Range, type and access to specialist support for casualties at incidents Methods and techniques for supporting people involved in incidents Range of PPE used when treating casualties
Skill Objectives
Immediate casualty care Assess urgency of response to located casualty. Provide appropriate immediate treatment to minimise risk and preserve life. Obtain relevant specialist assistance. Inform, advice, support and calm a range of people involved in incidents including those under stress and other members of the public. Provide immediate casualty care with due regard for hazards and risks present at the incident. Provide support to team, colleagues, other agencies and people involved in incidents with due regard for prevalent hazards and risks.
Knowledge Objectives
Action and control measures associated with treatment of casualties, including PPE
Capabilities and limitations of types of equipment and materials used for casualty treatment
How to access additional resources to support treatment of casualties - limits of authority
Lines and methods of communication at the incident ground
How to recognise injuries and casualty situations which require additional or specialist support
The type and range of situations which would require specialist support and advice in respect of treatment of casualties
Limits of personal authority in respect of contact with press and media at incidents
Methods and techniques for supporting distressed people
Relevant National Occupational Standards
Relevant Personal Skills
| Behaving ethically | complies with legislation, industry regulation, professional and organisational codes |
| shows integrity and fairness in decision making | |
| Building teams | encourages and stimulates others to make the best use of their abilities |
| makes time available to support others | |
| Communicating | adopts communication styles appropriate to listeners and situations, including selecting an appropriate time and place |
| confirm listeners understanding through questioning and interpretation of non-verbal signals | |
| listens actively, asks questions, clarifies points and rephrases others' statements to check mutual understanding | |
| Conceptualising | uses own experience and evidence from others to identify problems and understand situation |
| Influencing others | presents oneself positively to others |
| Managing personal learning and development | takes responsibility for meeting own learning and development needs |
| Managing Self | handles others emotions without becoming personally involved |
| remains calm in difficult or uncertain situations | |
| Striving for excellence | actively seeks to do things better |
| Taking Decisions | produces a variety of solutions before taking a decision |
