PAUVEH001 Drive vehicles under operational conditions
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to transport vehicle occupants to and from a health care facility or service under emergency circumstances. This includes patients, crew, emergency service and other workers, relatives and assistance animals. The unit includes skills for loading, driving and unloading a vehicle safely, and for checking vehicles and equipment in order to restock and remedy faults.
Duration
1 Day Face to face with online assessment
Fees
$495
Delivered on site or offsite
Depending on industry requirements, accessibility and numbers
The course will be delivered via a face to face format in either DNA Kingston Training rooms or at your workplace, depending on numbers, client requirements and training facilities.
Locations of training rooms include: Busselton, Bunbury and Belmont (Perth)
Minimum and maximum participant numbers apply.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to transport vehicle occupants to and from a health care facility or service under emergency circumstances. This includes patients, crew, emergency service and other workers, relatives and assistance animals. The unit includes skills for loading, driving and unloading a vehicle safely, and for checking vehicles and equipment in order to restock and remedy faults.
This unit applies to pre-hospital and out-of-hospital health care workers.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian Standards and industry codes of practice.
Assessment locations
Assessment maybe at the work place or simulated conditions that replicate operational workplace conditions
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Prepare and check vehicle and equipment. |
Check vehicle and equipment systematically and comprehensively based on local vehicle checklist or inventory. Conduct vehicle checks on a regular basis according to organisational policies and procedures to ensure continuing serviceability of vehicle and equipment. Ensure interior and exterior cleanliness of vehicle in accordance with organisational policies and procedures for minimisation of infection risk to vehicle occupants. Maintain vehicle operating stock to organisational minimum and maximum levels. Maintain vehicle and equipment according to established clinical guidelines and protocols. |
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Ensure faults in vehicle and equipment are remedied. |
Identify and report general nature of faults in accordance with organisational policies and procedures. Assess risk of all faults, malfunctioning vehicle or equipment against patient care priorities and notify personnel in accordance with organisational policies and procedures. Establish need for additional or replacement resources and communicate to other workers. |
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Convey and receive information relating to emergency transport. |
Establish and maintain communication with control centre according to established clinical guidelines and protocols. Notify receiving facility according to established clinical guidelines and protocols. |
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Load, unload and secure occupants and equipment for emergency transportation. |
Remove patients from scene in a manner consistent with established clinical guidelines and protocols. Load and unload patients smoothly, consistent with safe work practices and according to established clinical guidelines and protocols. Ensure patient illness or injury is not exacerbated by unnecessary movement during loading and unloading of patient. Ensure vehicle occupants are secured in vehicle according to organisational policies and procedures. Organise and secure equipment in accordance with established clinical guidelines and protocols. |
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Transport patient under emergency conditions. |
Establish and maintain communication as required between driver and patient care officer to ensure safe transport and effective patient care. Drive vehicle to current road conditions and in a manner that avoids exacerbation of patient condition. Recognise and negotiate hazards at low risk in accordance with road traffic Acts and legal requirements governing emergency vehicles. Notify vehicle occupants of upcoming hazards to facilitate preparation and management of situation for safety of patient and self. Utilise maps and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as required to navigate to a specified destination. Choose route to receiving facility according to distance, time, travel and terrain and monitor factors likely to cause delays or route deviations. |
Pre-requisite Unit – Entry requirements
Nil
Participants will be required to successfully complete an LLN assessment to confirm numeracy, reading, writing and language skills at least to ACSF Level 3 prior to enrolment into their selected course.
It is a requirements that participants wishing to attend this training be able to:
- enter and exit the work location safely and unaided
- have adequate mobility to be able to enter restricted /darkened work areas
- be able to conduct manual handling activities involving movement of persons
- have adequate mobility, eyesight and hearing to be able to observe their surrounding work area in all directions during activities.
Assessment requirements
Assessment will require a theory component and practical demonstration
Participants will undertake a theory assessment and a practical demonstration. The theory assessment consists of multiple choice, true or false and short answer questions, with a practical demonstration of skills to be observed. The practical assessment requires participants to demonstrate competence of this unit, including conducting CPR for a scenario provided.
Clothing requirements
- Steel cap boots
- Long pants
- Longs sleeve shirt
HLTOUT006 – Transport emergency patients
- loading and unloading
- performing driving skills suited to the case being attended
- assessing and analysing available driving routes using navigation aids and available resources
- efficiently and safely driving patient transfer vehicles under different operational conditions for transport of emergency patients
- adhering to applicable road traffic Acts and regulations
An emergency patient is defined as an individual requiring active treatment by a clinician while en-route to a receiving facility or hospital. It does not necessarily require activation of warning signals, emergency siren and lights.
- Learner resources and guides
- Assessment material theory and practical
- Appropriate equipment
- Power points
- Videos
- Protective personal equipment and Hi- Vis Vest, hardhat and other PPE currently used in industry for performing rescues from a live LV panel
- Documentation may include workplace requirements, relevant industry standards, equipment specifications and operation manuals to meet specific site needs of industry.
Learning and assessment materials, along with power points which can be accessed online as required.
Support of face to face Trainer