This three-day course covers the following topics:

• Assess and manage the scene of an emergency situation.
• Perform a primary survey to identify any life threats.
• Perform a secondary survey.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of safe patient moving and lifting techniques without injury to self, patient or others.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of devices and/or techniques to manage patients in an emergency situation.
• Monitor patients and provide information in an emergency situation.
• Recognise signs of stress in self and apply appropriate strategies to mitigate effects.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge requirements relating to patient information and documenting events.
• Assess and record patient vital signs and explain perfusion status in the emergency care first response context.
• Gather current and relevant patient medical history in the emergency care first response context.