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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of personal conduct in situations requiring
police involvement in an ambulance context
Level
4
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of personal conduct in situations requiring police
involvement in an ambulance context.
Classification
Emergency Services > Ambulance
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
Ambulance context – situations where emergency care is delivered in a variety of
pre-hospital environments. Pre-hospital environments refer to any situation in which
people require medical assistance outside of a controlled medical environment, such
as a medical centre. Pre-hospital environments include situations both in and away
from an ambulance vehicle.
Best practice – for the purposes of this standard is a clinical technique or
methodology that has proven to be most effective at delivering a desired outcome
and is actively promoted across the ambulance and/or emergency care sector.
Clinical procedures – the written procedures particular to each ambulance service
and endorsed by Ambulance New Zealand.
Specific crime scene – scene that requires additional scene examination
considerations for the collection of forensic evidence. For example, adding patient
clothing as a consideration for evidence in a sexual abuse crime scene.
Standing orders – written instructions issued by a medical practitioner that authorise
individuals engaged in the delivery of health services to supply and administer certain
medicines without a prescription in circumstances specified in the instruction.
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References
Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services
Consumers’ Rights) Regulations 1996;
and all subsequent amendments and replacements.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Range
Performance in relation to the elements in this unit standard is to comply with current
clinical procedures and/or standing orders and/or current best practice and be
appropriate to the patient’s condition.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of personal conduct in situations requiring police involvement in
an ambulance context.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Situations that may require police involvement in an ambulance context are
identified.
1.2
Personal conduct in a crime scene is described in terms of preserving the crime
scene in an ambulance context, and situations where this may not be possible
are explained.
includes but is not limited to – approach, entry and exit, moving
objects, awareness of own impact on crime scene.
Range
1.3
Personal conduct for a specific crime scene is described in terms of preserving
the crime scene in an ambulance context, and situations where this may not be
possible are explained.
1.4
Written communication is presented that accurately documents the crime scene
in an ambulance context.
may include but is not limited to – description of the scene,
movements, and illustrations.
Range
1.5
Police requirements for evidence gathering are described in an ambulance
context where the integrity of the crime scene is preserved.
may include but is not limited to – ambulance equipment
confiscation, boot imprints or confiscation, fingerprints or DNA of
crew for exclusion.
Range
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 August 2008
31 December 2019
Review
2
21 April 2016
31 December 2019
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016