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WFTR 103 - Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level III

Course Details
Course Code:
WFTR 103

Calendar Description:
This Worker’s Compensation Board approved course prepares the OFA attendant for prehospital emergency care in industry. Successful completion requires at least a 70% grade on each of the practical and written examinations.

Date First Offered:
2005-04-27

Hours:
Total Hours: 75
Lecture Hours: 10
Other Contact Hours: 5


Practicum Hours:
Total Practicum Hours: 25


Total Weeks:
2

This course is offered online:
No

Pre-Requisites:
Must be 16 years of age and complete a physical exam before the first day of class.

Non-Course Pre-Requisites:
None

Co-Requisites:
None

Rearticulation Submission:
No

Course Content:
Course Introduction


Learning Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- perform the priority action approach to the end of the secondary survey for conscious non-RTC patients and for patients in the first aid room
- assess, manage, identify the need for medical aid referral, and complete documentation for soft tissue injuries
- move patients to the supine position from either a standing or sitting position with C-spine control
- have an awareness of critical incident stress and its impact on first aid attendants
- prepare patients for rapid transport in the supine position (the procedures will not take longer than 15 minutes from the approach to the patient)
- perform the priority action approach to the end of the secondary survey for patients with a decreased level of consciousness
- move patients to the supine position maintaining C-spine control from the prone position
- identify and manage critical interventions of the airway with C-spine control for conscious patients and patients with a decreased level of consciousness
- demonstrate the use of suction equipment to manage critical airway interventions
- identify respiratory emergencies and manage critical interventions
- identify circulatory emergencies and manage critical interventions
- identify and manage head, brain and spinal injuries
- describe how to identify and manage strokes and seizures
- identify and manage pelvic and abdominal injuries
- describe how to identify and manage diabetic conditions
- identify and manage upper limb fractures and dislocations
- describe how to identify and manage asthmatic conditions
- identify and manage electrical injuries
- identify and manage environmental emergencies, lower limb fractures and dislocations
- identify common communicable diseases, routes of transmission, prevention of infection in particular or bloodborne pathogens
- describe the key factors in multiple casualty management
- identify and describe method of transportation for injured workers and factors used to make transportation decisions
- identify and describe management of Occupational Dermatitis
- describe the general classifications of poisons and describe the priority action approach for poisoning and substance abuse


Grading System:
Percentage

Passing Grade:
70%

Grading Weight:
Final Exam: 50 %
Other: 50 %


Course Offered in Other Programs:
No

Text Books:

Required - Unknown, WCB Occupational First Aid Level III