Provide Pain Management
Course overview
Key details
5 hours
In classroom (face-to-face)
This course is delivered as a private course only.
Request a quote for a booking or email firstaidtraining@ambulance.qld.gov.au.
On successful completion of this course, a Statement of Attainment will be awarded in:
- PUAEME008 Provide pain management
Description
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to administer restricted analgesics to provide pain management as part of a medically supervised first responder organisation. It includes identifying the need for analgesia; accessing, preparing and administering restricted pain relief such as analgesics according to medically endorsed protocols; performing casualty handovers and completing analgesic use requirements.
It is suitable for personnel from emergency services, volunteer organisations or organisations that provide a medically supervised first aid service.
Course content
- Identify need for analgesic
- Access and prepare analgesic
- Administer analgesic
- Perform casualty handover
- Complete analgesic use requirements.
Private and corporate training
This course can be delivered privately, allowing you and your staff or community group to undertake first aid training at your own workplace or venue. Request a quote for a booking or email firstaidtraining@ambulance.qld.gov.au.
Pre-requisite Unit
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid.
If you are unsure if you can meet this requirement please contact us via email firstaidtraining@ambulance.qld.gov.au or call 07 3873 3334 before you enrol.
Requirements for people under the age of 18
If you are under the age of 18 you must:
- obtain the permission of a parent or guardian to attend
- have your parent or guardian complete the Parent/Guardian Consent Form and Student Enrolment Form.
Additionally, if you are under the age of 16 you must have an adult accompany you to the course (they can be a paid course participant or a chaperone).
Course duration
This course generally runs for 5 hours. Sometimes we may run over time in order to meet the needs of the students such as:
- participant numbers
- prior skills and knowledge
- industry experience
- language, literacy and numeracy skills.
If we believe the course will run over time, the trainer and assessor will let you know as soon as possible.
Additional needs and support
We welcome all learners to our first aid courses. If you have individual or additional support needs, please contact training support staff on firstaidtraining@ambulance.qld.gov.au or call 07 3873 3334 and we will contact you to discuss how best to support you.