60 70 00 05 27 Provide first aid
Title (60 70 00 05 27) Provide first aid
ESCO description
| Title | Provide First Aid |
| Description: | Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available. |
| Scope note: | n.a. |
| Concept URI: | http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/1d21f6ad-340f-45da-a0a3-4e83867f47a6 |
| ESCO version: | 1.08 |
In other languages
| Deutsch: | Erste Hilfe leisten (Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung oder Erste Hilfe leisten, um kranke oder verletzte Personen so lange zu versorgen, bis sie eine umfassendere medizinische Behandlung erhalten. ) |
| Nederlands: | eerste hulp bieden (Cardiopulmonaire reanimatie of eerste hulp toedienen om hulp te bieden aan een zieke of gewonde persoon totdat hij/zij een meer complete medische behandeling krijgt.) |
| Italiano: | fornire il primo soccorso (Attuare la rianimazione cardiopolmonare o il primo soccorso al fine di fornire aiuto a persone malate o ferite fino a quando non ricevano cure mediche più complete.) |
Development notes
Status: In progress / second read / finalised (date)
(The notes below will be removed at the end of the project)
Sectoral layer
(The sector layer contains the refined definition of the ESCO competences in sector specific wording)
Structure
| Field and subfield: | 60 70 |
| Place in the process: | 00 |
| Level: | 05 |
| Unique identifier: | 27 |
Sectoral detail
Skills
- ensure own safety
- determine if a person is in need of basic psychological care
- provide psychological care
- notice the possibility of shock
- remove or limit schock cause
- determine if the person's wound requires treatment
- treat wounds according to the different types of wounds
- identify the signs and causes of burns
- stop burning process
- notice life-threatening bleeding
determine the appropriate treatment depending on location of bleeding.
administer appropriate treatment
- identify the cause and location of suspected trauma
- treat trauma accordingly
- determine the appropriate treatment depending on kind of thermic disorder
- recognise possible poisoning
- check vital signs
- administer basic life support
- determine breathing of the person
- administer artificial breathing in case of non-normal breathing/CPR
- determine that a person is unconscious and breathing normally
- decide if a recovery position has to be established and, if so, place the unconscious person into the recovery position
- recognise an unresponsive/unconscious person
- determine/check non-normal breathing, cardiac arrest
- perform CPR - if possible with AED
- determine conciousness&calm / unconciousness or panic,vomit, blood inside helmet
- remove/don’t remove helmet according to evaluation.
- check vital signs, recognize stroke as a high-risk emergency. (F.A.S.T.)
- provide assistance according to type of neurological sign
- determine if it is an airway obstructions or general breathing distress
- remove the object removal by the following measures: coughing, back blows, Heimlich maneuver
- support a beneficial posture
- check vital signs and recognize heart attacks as a high-risk emergency
- give assistance according to heart attacks and electricity accidents
Knowledge
basic algorithm, based on BLS-D as recommended by ERC 2015
know the importance of basic psychological care
know the type of wound and know the appropriate measures
identify the signs and the cause of burns
know the the influence of fire and chemical substances on the human body and be able to determine significant or severe burns and know
appropriate measures
know the appropriate method of treatment for trauma
know the possibility of critical thermic disorders, distinguishing hypo- & hyperthermia
understand the influence of thermic disorders on the human body
know the particular dangers of someone in an emergency situation wearing a helmet
know how to recognize irregularities in circulation and heart attack signs
Autonomy / attitude
- Able to act on own initiative
- Able to follow instructions and procedures
Assessment
Self assessment
- I don't know how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- I am uncertain how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- I know how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- I am more than able to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
Mentor assessment
- ... doesn't know how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- ... is uncertain how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- ... knows how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
- ... is more than able to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until a complete medical treatment is available.
Acceptable assessment methods
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- Observation in simulated environment
- Role play
- Supportive:
- Structured portfolio
- Criterion based interview
- Oral examination
- Written test multiple choice
- Written test open answers
Training
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References
- SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL European First Aid Certificate Revision 7/2017, as adopted by the European Committee on First Aid Education of SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL (SAM.I.) on 28 July 2017.