Undertake Road Crash Rescue

Award Issued: 

• Statement of Attainment for PUASAR024 Undertake Road Crash Rescue 

Pre-Requisites:

• PUAEME002C Manage injuries at emergency incident OR

• HLTFA301C Apply first aid

• Includes PUASAR022A Participate in a rescue operation

Recertification:

•  Recommended to do skills refresher at least yearly

Course Description: 

This unit covers the competency required to gain access to and extricate entrapped casualty/s from vehicles travelling on the road such as cars, motorcycles, buses, trucks and semi-trailers while minimising the potential for further injury and preserving the integrity of evidence.

This unit requires the responder to access entrapped casualty/s using a range of techniques and to operate specialist equipment to undertake the rescue. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Objectives:

This course aims at those required to provide emergency response, response, access and extrication of casualties where vehicles of all types are involved. This unit may be customised to suit a range of road crash rescue incidents based on an organisational risk profile.

Course Content:

• Road Accident Rescue Training Course requirements

• Vehicle and Machinery construction

• Road Accident Rescue Hazards

• Road Accident Rescue Equipment

• Road Accident Rescue Team Formation Managing Injuries at the incident scene
  Vehicle Stabilisation

• Road Accident Rescue Training Safety requirements

• Car Identification / heavy vehicle rescue techniques

• Airbags & Battery isolation

• Personal Protective Equipment Rescue Team Ethos & Ideals

• Patient Handling

• Rapid Casualty Access

• Vehicle Extrication (Cutters, Spreaders, Rams, Airbags etc)

• Safety Officer & Team Leader Roles & Responsibilities

Assessment: 

Assessment will be performed progressively throughout the course using demonstrations of practical skills, scenario’s and short answer theory questions.