PUAEME008 - Provide Pain Management

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required to administer analgesics to provide pain management as part of a medically supervised first responder organisation. Personnel from emergency services, volunteer organisations or organisations that provide a medically supervised first aid service often require this unit.

 

It includes identifying the need for analgesia; accessing, preparing and administering restricted pain relief such as aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, methoxyflurane (commonly referred to as the "green whistle") and Entonox to medically endorsed protocols; performing casualty handovers and completing analgesic use requirements including a Drug Register.

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Category              First Aid Category

Refresher min. duration 240 minutes

Blended min. duration   N/A

Face-to-face min. duration           300 minutes

Online with Face-to-Face (up to 5 students) Min. duration             45 minutes

Online with Face-to-Face (more than 5 students) Min. duration   60