Personal Care and Hygiene forms part of the USAR – Cat II course
‘Search and Rescue operations are dependant on all the disciplines working in close contact with each other. These operations take place in dangerous and sometimes hostile environments. If any team fails to carry out their respective assignment in a safe and secure manner, the risk of injury to, or death of, a team member is greatly increased”
Source : Emergency Management Australia
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Version Control
| Version | Brief Description of Amendments | Approval | ||
| No. | Date | Name | Position | |
| V1.0 | Dec 2018 | Initial release | C D’Arcy | President |
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 23 Lessons
- 52 Weeks
- Section 1 – Personal Care and Hygiene2
- Section 2 – Hazards and Risk Assessment1
- Section 3 – Personal Care Factors19
- 3.1Hygiene5 Minutes
- 3.2First Aid5 Minutes
- 3.3Nutrition5 Minutes
- 3.4Hypoglycaemia5 Minutes
- 3.5Fatigue5 Minutes
- 3.6Circadian Rhythms5 Minutes
- 3.7Fatigue and Shiftwork5 Minutes
- 3.8Dehydration5 Minutes
- 3.9Heat Exhaustion5 Minutes
- 3.10Effects of Exercise5 Minutes
- 3.11Hypothermia5 Minutes
- 3.12Stress5 Minutes
- 3.13Anxiety5 Minutes
- 3.14Panic5 Minutes
- 3.15Control Techniques10 Minutes
- 3.16The Buddy System5 Minutes
- 3.17USAR Paramedics5 Minutes
- 3.18Medical Monitoring5 Minutes
- 3.19Personal Care in a Rescue Operation5 Minutes
- Summary & Quiz2
