First Aid for Workplaces - A good Practice Guide
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Appendix 2: Additional Training for First Aiders
Specialist training is additional to the basic first aid training, and can apply to workplaces where the employer identifies the needs for additional skills. The training should be designed to meet the following learning outcomes relative to a specific hazard.
At the end of the additional training, first aiders will be able to:
- describe the nature of the hazard and the methods to manage it
- describe the signs, symptoms and treatment of conditions produced by exposure to the hazard
- describe the actions of antidotes (if any), the procedure for administering antidotes, and any risks associated with administration to casualties;
- demonstrate the use of appropriate specialist equipment and methods of applying first aid treatment
- demonstrate the maintenance of detailed records of incidents where additional methods of first aid treatment are used.