Chapter 1: The Professional Responder
Read Chapter 1.
Your textbook has the most detailed and expanded information for each topic. There are chapter workbook assignments to complete with each lesson.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Identify the components of the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
- Identify the required information to relay to a medical director.
- Describe the characteristics and responsibilities of the first aid attendant.
- Demonstrate the use of reasonable and prudent judgment, as well as effective problem-solving and task delegation skills when making decisions.
- Identify self-care actions to manage critical incident stress.
- Identify strategies to maintain good physical and mental health as a first aid attendant.
- Identify the relevant legislation, policies, and procedures applicable to your local jurisdiction.
- Identify situations when patient advocacy is required.
- Demonstrate how to fill out a Patient Care Report.
- Demonstrate the ability to respectfully deliver and receive constructive feedback.
- Describe the use of radios in an emergency setting.
- Describe proper radio procedures.
- Describe the legal requirements of the workplace first aid attendant (workplace regulations, action plan, and site-specific protocols).
- Describe principles of effective communication.
- Describe barriers to effective communication.
- Recognize common medical terms and their components
- Describe elements of WHMIS 2015 that apply to OHS legislation, including:
- Identifying situations in which a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) may be used by a first aider.
- Providing an SDS to medical professionals to ensure appropriate care (OHS Code, Part 29, section 413).
- Content relating to exposure and first aid: inhalation, chemical burns
Participants must also review the following OHS bulletins:
- FA009 First Aid Records
- FA011 Workplace Firs Aiders and Legal Requirements
- FA012 Developing a First Aid Plan
- FA013 Oxygen Equipment and Related Training Requirements at Worksites
- FA014 Medication in First Aid Kits
- FA015 Automated External Defibrillators (AED's) in the Workplace
14 Lessons