Advanced Emergency First Aid Responder

Benefit to the sector, society, and the economy:

The benefits of an Advanced Emergency First Aid skills programme would be significant for the OHS sector, the society in general, and the South African economy. It would equip first aid responders with advanced knowledge and skills to provide quality emergency first aid care to patients.

This would improve health outcomes, reduce morbidity, mortality rates, and enhance the overall quality of healthcare services in the country. It shall promote access to advanced emergency first aid care to employees in various industries by trained personnel. This would create a safer working environment and reduce the risks of workplace injuries and fatalities; thus, counter occupational injuries and claims against the state and costs of medical services.

PRACTICAL OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATED

ASSESS AND MANAGE AN EMERGENCY SCENE, THIS INCLUDES HAZARDS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SURVEYS, DETERMINING APPROPRIATE RESPONSE (PA0101)

• Primary Emergency Scene Management – Responsive Casualty
• Secondary Emergency Scene Management – Responsive Casualty

ASSESS AND MANAGE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES INCLUDING CARDIAC EMERGENCY, STROKE, ANAPHYLAXIS, DIABETIC EMERGENCY, SEIZURES AND ASTHMA ATTACK (PA0102)

• Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Diabetic Emergency
• Managing Seizures
• Managing Anaphylaxis
• Asthma

ASSESS AND MANAGE (CONTROL) BLEEDING, INCLUDING CATASTROPHIC BLEEDING, WOUNDS, AND APPLY APPROPRIATE TREATMENT (PA0104)

• Severe Bleeding / Wounds

ASSESS AND MANAGE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, SUCH AS ADDRESSING CHOKING, ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE AIRWAY, AND UTILIZING OXYGEN AND BAG VALVE MASK TECHNIQUES (PA0105)

• Casualtys With Breathing Difficulties Are Assessed And Managed

ASSESS AND MANAGE A PATIENT WHO IS NOT BREATHING, INCLUDING PERFORMING CPR FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND INFANTS, AND USING AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) IF NECESSARY. (PA0106)

• Adult And Child CPR
• Infant CPR

ASSESS AND MANAGE AN UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT, INVOLVING IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS, PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND PLACE A PATIENT IN THE RECOVERY POSITION. (PA0107)

• Correct Procedure Demonstrates to Assess and Manage An Unconscious Casualty

ASSESS AND MANAGE TRAUMATIC INJURIES THAT INCLUDE FRACTURES, HEAD, CHEST, ABDOMINAL AND SPINAL INJURIES OR SHOCK, FOCUSING ON MAINTAINING AND PROTECTING THE PATIENT FROM FURTHER INJURY (PA0109)

• Assessed And Managed Fractures And Shock
• Tension Pneumothorax
• First Aid for A Penetrating Chest Wound
• Flail Chest
• Abdominal Injuries

ASSESS AND MANAGE PELVIC INJURIES, ENCOMPASSING SPLINTING AN UNSTABLE PELVIS (PA0112)

• Managing Pelvic Injuries

ASSESS AND MANAGE BURNS, COVERING THERMAL, CHEMICAL, RADIATION AND ELECTRICAL BURNS (PA0114)

• Minor Burns
• Severe

RESPOND TO THERMAL STRESS, INCLUDING HYPERTHERMIA AND HYPOTHERMIA, AND IMPLEMENTING APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO MANAGE THESE CONDITIONS (PA0121)

• Heat Exhaustion.
• Heat Stroke
• Frost Bite
• Hypothermia
• Heat Cramps

RESPOND TO WATER EMERGENCIES, PARTICULARLY DROWNING INCIDENTS, AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY CARE (PA0122)

ASSESS AND MANAGE DIFFERENT TYPES OF POISONING (INHALED, INJECTED, INGESTED AND ABSORBED), AND IMPLEMENTED APPROPRIATE FIRST AID MEASURES (PA0123)

• Poisons

ASSESS AND MANAGE BITES AND STINGS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM ANIMALS AND INSECTS (PA0124)

• Insect Stings And Bites
• Dealing With an Allergic Reaction
• Stings To Mouth Or Throat

MANAGE THE RISKS WHEN ENCOUNTERING A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO REDUCE EXPOSURE (PA0125)

• Communicable Disease

ATTEND TO EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD DURING A CHILDBIRTH EMERGENCY (PA0126)

• Prepare Casualty/First Aider
• Contraction/Birth

HANDOVER BETWEEN ADVANCED EMERGENCY FIRST AIDERS AND EMERGENCY

MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING THE VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS (PA0127)

COMPILE POST INCIDENT INTERVENTION REPORT, PERFORM POST INCIDENT SCENE CLEAN-UP AND POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PA0128)

Assessment and awards:                                                                                                                                                       

Students are required to complete the following

• Theoretical assignments

The purpose of this knowledge module is to equip learners with a general understanding of the key concepts and principles that underpin the tasks performed by a Advanced emergency first aid responder.

• Practical assignments

The purpose of the practical skill module is to provide learners with practical skills coaching and hands-on exposure in the key skills required to assess and manage advanced medical, trauma, and environmental emergencies

• Workplace assignments

Entry level requirements into this programme?

• Certified copy of you ID document
• Skills Certificate: Intermediate Emergency First Aid, NQF Level 3.

Typical Graduate attributes

A competent Advanced Emergency First Aid Responder will exhibit several key attributes, including:

• Effective communication, with patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals to ensure that all parties are informed and involved in the patient’s care..
• Critical thinking, analytical, decision-making,
• Flexible and adaptable to different emergency situations and environments and modify their approach as needed to provide the best possible care.
• Ethical, compliant, professionalism, confidentiality, respectful, principled.
• Empathetic and compassionate.