PUAEME008 – Provide pain management

The PUAEME008 – Provide pain management course provides 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 and aspiring according to medically endorsed protocols; performing casualty handovers and completing analgesic use requirements.

The course is suitable for personnel from or students wishing to be employed in emergency services, volunteer organisations or organisation that provide a medically supervised first aid service.

Licensing requirements for the storage and administration of drugs may apply.

Certification issued

Students who are deemed competent upon completing all the course requirements (theory and practical assessments) will receive a Statement of Attainment in:

  • PUAEME008 – Provide pain management

Course information

  • This course has a pre-requisite of HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid.  Students must hold a HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid and also be aware of the course requirements as below.

Course requirements

  • All students must have a moderate understanding of English to be able to complete the course.
  • Students will be required to provide their own digital devices and have access to reliable internet to record and submit assessments, including access to:
    • Internet access through Google Chrome or other internet browsers
    • MS Word or equivalent applications
    • Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent applications
  • This course has an enrolment period of 180 days. To review this information prior to enrolling, you can view the Student Completion of Accredited Training Policy in full along here, and the Student Handbook here.

Course duration

  • Face to Face Delivery: 6 hours 45 minutes in the classroom
  • Blended Delivery: 3 hours self-paced eLearning, 6 hours in the classroom

Assessment requirements

Students are required to complete both theory and practical assessments:

  • Theory assessments (either eLearning or face-to-face) consist of multiple-choice and True/False questions.
  • The practical assessment consists of practical exercises, workplace-based scenarios.

Topics included in the assessments:

  • Preparing appropriate dosage of analgesic (include checking contraindications and precautions)
  • Apply WHS requirements
  • Display good communication skills
  • Follow medically endorsed protocols, and comply with legislation
  • Monitor casualty
  • Demonstrate effective handover
  • Secure analgesic drugs in storage facility
  • Organisational documentation, policies and procedures
  • Manufacturers’ guidelines
  • Principles of casualty pain assessment and management

Essential outcomes

  • Identify need for analgesia
  • Assess and prepare analgesic
  • Administer analgesic
  • Perform casualty handover
  • Complete analgesic use requirements

Student Wellbeing and Support

This course includes simulations of responding to emergency scenarios, which may be confronting to some individuals.  Please refer to our support services policy and list of support services located within the Student Handbook or reach out to our team for more information prior to course enrolment.

Reasonable Adjustments

Students are supported to disclose their disability so that requested reasonable adjustments may be made where appropriate and possible.  Whilst reasonable adjustments can be made in terms of how evidence of performance is gathered, the evidence criteria for making competent/not yet competent decisions must align with the training product.

Enrolment

Students can review the Student Handbook and Enrolment Policy online prior to enrolling.  The Student Handbook contains important information for students including the code of conduct, privacy information, and terms and conditions of enrolment.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning is not offered for this course as per our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy.  Students may also refer to the Student Handbook for more information.

Course Locations

Our PUAEME008 – Provide pain management course can be delivered in various private locations around Australia.

Fees

Individual student course costs are $135 per student.  For business-to-business quoting of training services, please send us an enquiry via the ‘Enquire now’ link below.

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