Unit standard- 376480 is a 6- day course with 40 hours of homework where the summative assessment needs to be completed and signed off either at work or in school and a formative assessment to follow in class with practical testing is required

Subjects covered:

Theory: scene and patient safety. Communicable disease and prevention, vital signs, basic human anatomy, shock, bleeding control, chest injuries, spontaneous pneumothorax and tension pneumothorax, tension haemothorax, penetrating chest injuries, barrier trauma (blast injuries), environmental emergencies, spinal injuries, hand, ear, nose and eye injuries, fractures, seizures and head injury, burns. CPR infant, adults and choking, drowning and emergency child birth, poisons, diabetic emergencies.

Practical: vitals, splinting, bandaging, Cardio pulmonary resuscitation and Heimlicht maneuver, immobilization, ear, nose and eye treatment and chest injuries, maternal deliverers, treatment of poisons, haemoglobin testing, AED device, Blood pressure monitoring,

These courses get completed by the facilitator and sent to the Assessor to be moderated as per SETA regulations.