Patched up

Lesson 6 – 15 minutes

Learning outcomes

• Identify the principles of DRSABCD.
• Recognise and manage basic patient management techniques.
  

Preparation

• Whiteboard and markers (optional).
• First Aid equipment/kit.
• Any injury props (if available).
  

Award Delivery Options

From the age of 11 a junior member in surf life saving can work towards obtaining a Basic Emergency Care Certificate. One of the three units that make up this award is Basic First Aid (the others are Resuscitation and Anatomy and Physiology).
As an Age Manager you have two options for the delivery of Basic First Aid to your participants:

Option 1 – Deliver a single lesson on Basic First Aid (lesson plan provided on this page).

• If you are qualified trainer or lifesaver the lesson would be delivered by you. If you are not qualified you would need to find a qualified bronze lifesaver or trainer to deliver the lesson.

Option 2 – Deliver this lesson as part of guiding your participants through a Basic Emergency Care Certificate through the season.

• Have a qualified trainer deliver an initial lesson on Basic First Aid.
• During the season conduct further lessons with your participants to practice the skills and knowledge learnt in the initial session.
• When the participants are ready for assessment for the Basic Emergency Care Certificate (towards the end of the season) get a qualified assessor to conduct an assessment session.

IMPORTANT

• Have a qualified trainer or lifesaver deliver the lesson on First Aid.
• The lesson should be delivered from the SLSA Training Manual as there is not enough room in this lesson plan to provide the necessary instruction.
• This lesson plan is a basic overview of what should be taught in a one off First Aid lesson – not to be used as a lesson for instructing for the First Aid component of the Basic Emergency Care certificate.
  

Discuss

• Hygiene – Minimising the risk of infection.
  

Demonstrate

• Discuss and demonstrate how to treat the following First Aid instances:
  • Cuts and abrasions.
  • Bleeding from the nose.
  • Sprained muscle ligaments, i.e. sprained ankle
  • Sunburn.
  • Cramping.
  • Fainting.
  • Shock.
  • Needle-stick injuries.
  • Treatment of bleeding: arterial and venous.

Activity 1

• Split the participants into pairs/small groups and have them practice the First Aid treatments. Set up simple scenarios and use props to simulate injuries and to make the scenarios more realistic and fun.
  

*AGE MANAGER TIPS

If you have a large group split this lesson over a number of weeks focusing on 2 or 3 injuries at a time Lifesaving competitors will be a great help with creating scenarios / injuries.