GWO ADVANCED RESCUE TRAINING STANDARD V02.1 – HUB RESCUE
2020-10-01_TS_ART_V02.1
Explain and demonstrate how to measure the neck of the injured person and select the correct size of cervical collar Explain and demonstrate how to prepare and fit a cervical collar Explain and demonstrate how to ensure correct application by doing product specific checks of the cervical collar Explain and demonstrate how to fit PPE, (i.e. helmet and safety glasses), to an unconscious injured person wearing a cervical collar Explain and demonstrate how to continuously perform the primary survey of the injured person wearing a cervical collar with a focus on the following: a. Airway b. Breathing c. Circulation (e.g. checking the injured person for indications that the neck veins are under excessive pressure) Stress the generic approach to teaching the use of rescue equipment in this lesson focusing on similarities and differences in design, functionality and operation between different products Explain the potential task placed upon the participants in their own organisations on course completion, requiring them to familiarise themselves with other rescue equipment products
Each course participant shall:
Practice and demonstrate how to use methods other than a cervical collar to support the head and maintain the airway of an injured person during extrication Practice and demonstrate how to, unaided, correctly prepare, fit and check a cervical collar and fit helmet and safety glasses on both an injured person sitting and on an injured person lying down Practice and demonstrate how to, unaided, correctly and continuously perform the primary survey on an injured person who is wearing a cervical collar
PACKAGING THE INJURED PERSON
50 min. The aim of this lesson is to enable the course participants to fit a harness onto the injured person and package him onto a rescue stretcher or a transfer board, to enable safe transportation of the injured person.
To successfully complete this lesson of the module, course participants must, unassisted:
1) Demonstrate how to carry out a pre-use inspection of a rescue stretcher and transfer board (L3 – Skill) 2) Demonstrate how to fit helmet and safety glasses on an unconscious injured person wearing a rescue head support device (L3 – Skill)
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