PUAEME007 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
This unit is designed to give participants advanced skills in spinal care whilst ensuring National and International trends in pre-hospital care of spinal injuries are maintained. It is an ideal unit to include in the Occupational First Aid course or any of the Sports Trainer courses
Our Paramedical trainers will provide you with the best training available
Courses are available throughout Sydney, Newcastle and the Central Coast.
Course covers:
- spinal anatomy
- spinal cord injury identification
- spinal immobilisation
- cervical collar application
- moving patients with suspected spinal injury
- monitoring of patients with suspected spinal injury
- and more…….
How do I enrol?
Please phone our office and discuss your needs with a staff member.
Award Issued
Nationally Recognised unit/s of Competence. Upon successful completion of all assessments and full attendance at the course, participants will be awarded:
PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
Target Audience
This is an excellent unit for any first aiders involved with high risk activities that could result in them needing additional skills in spinal injury care. This especially relates to contact sports such as rugby league, rugby union, AFL etc
Course Requirements
You must hold a current HLTAID011 Provide first aid certification prior to attending this unit. This is a mandatory requirement. Basic numeracy and literacy skills are needed to attend this course. Access to a computer with internet, as well as basic computer skills are required for completion of this unit.
If you have ANY special needs ( eg, language / literacy / numeracy difficulties, physical disabilities etc ) that you think may impact your ability to complete this training please let us know prior to enrolling.
We do not run these courses as “public courses” they are only conducted for organisations / clubs and sporting groups.
Assessment requirements
There is some theory and practical assessment to ensure that the participant has gained the required knowledge and confidence in the skills covered in the unit. Successful management of patients with simulated suspected spinal injuries is also required.
Recertification requirements
CPR refresher is recommended annually and Provide First Aid at least every 3 years
Course Duration
Face to face training is approx. 4-6 hours plus recommended pre-course learning
Pre-course study
It is required that you watch the CPR videos as well as read the first aid book available on our website to aid in your understanding of CPR and first aid.
There will be a short quiz at the beginning of the course on the information contained in the videos, this is to enable the trainer to better guide the content of the course for you.
PUAEME007 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
Award Issued
Nationally Recognised unit/s of Competence
PUAEME004 Provide emergency care for suspected spinal injury
Course Duration
Face to face training is approx. 4-6 hours plus recommended pre-course learning
Full Unit Documents
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