2023-05-02_ART_V4

Safety training

GWO Advanced Rescue Training Standard / V4 2023-05-02

Give constructive feedback on the participants’ understanding of how to reduce injury using control measures including the use of PPE and the proper use of harnesses

The participants shall:

Take part in the warm-up session of the major muscle groups and ankles, wrists and back

a. Practise a pre-use inspection of their personal fall protection equipment

b. Practise a ‘buddy check’ of another participants’ personal fall protection equipment

During the remaining rescue exercises on this course the instructor shall observe and coach the participants in manual handling planning, techniques, execution, and improvement It is important that the participants understand how to apply manual handling planning and techniques into their daily work environment

Note

HEAD SUPPORT DURING RESCUE

25 min.

According to various international first-aid guidelines there is a risk that the routine application of a rigid or semi-rigid cervical collar can increase the intercranial pressure and present difficulties in maintaining the airway of the person wearing the collar It is of upmost importance during exercises where a rigid or semi-rigid cervical collar is used that participants and instructors are aware of these risks and that steps are taken to mitigate against these risks

Warning

The aim of this lesson is to enable the participants to use various methods (e.g. a cervical collar) to support the head of an unconscious injured person during extraction from an enclosed space. In addition, this lesson will enable the participants to understand the risks posed to the injured person by using a cervical collar and to be able to mitigate against those risks.

After having successfully completed this lesson, the participants can:

21) Take initiative to select the correct safety equipment, fit a helmet and safety glasses correctly to an unconscious person (Ability, intermediate level) 22) Act independently to fit a cervical collar to an unconscious person and perform a primary survey, understanding the risks involved in the fitting of a cervical collar (Ability, intermediate level)

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