2023-05-02_ART_V4

Safety training

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

Note

An injured person must always be attached at an approved attachment point.

ELEMENT 5.1 - PACKAGING THE INJURED PERSON

Learning objective:

38) The participants can perform a rescue by packaging an injured person on a rescue stretcher and transfer board in a vertical or horizontal configuration to enable safe transportation. This is be achieved by doing regular checks, using rescue equipment such as cervical collar, and avoiding head down configuration of the unconscious injured person (Skills, intermediate level)

Note

Whenever possible, an injured person should be lowered in a horizontal configuration.

The instructor shall:

Explain that a pre-use inspection of rescue equipment may be omitted only if it is permitted by the manufacturer’s user manual and the manufacturer’s criteria or the participants’ own organisation Demonstrate how to perform a pre-use inspection of the transfer board(s) and rescue stretcher(s) required / chosen to instruct in this module, by following the principles and covering:

a.

markings and labels

b.

operating weight and temperature range, if applicable

c.

equipment is within the period of formal inspections

d. checking integrity and the absence of damage, corrosion, saltwater / chemical / lubricant / dirt exposure or contamination

e. checking for the absence of significant wear of the equipment

f.

straps

g.

stitching

h.

locks and connectors

i.

metal parts

j.

attachment points

k.

back protection

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