Title (60 70 00 05 27) Provide first aid

ESCO description

TitleProvide 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:  final read / finalised (date)

(The notes below will be removed at the end of the project)

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Sectoral layer


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
  • support the re-establishment of normal core body temperature

  • 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 signs of breathing/nonbreathing and the dangers of nonnormal breathing
  • know the particular dangers of someone in an emergency situation wearing a helmet
  • know how to recognize neurological signs
  • recognise irregular breathing / breathing distress 1. Airway obstructions 2. General breathing distress
  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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

  1. ... 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.
  2. ... 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.
  3. ... 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.
  4. ... 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


Training

Training can take place at a first aid training provider.

References

  • Germany: Fachkraft für Veranstaltungstechnik – Event Technology Specialist - Learning Area B: Integrative Skills, Knowledge and Competences – (Item 3c) Describe proper behavior in the event of an accident and initiate first aid measures, – BiBB Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, AUSBILDUNG GESTALTEN - Fachkraft für Veranstaltungstechnik, Bonn 2017, ISBN: 978-3-7639-5873-3 (Print), ISBN: 978-3-96208-021-1 (PDF)
  • 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.
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