Assessment Guide for Unit
Standard 26552 (version 3)
Demonstrate knowledge of common
first aid conditions and how to respond
to them
Level 2
Credit 1
PREPARING FOR ASSESSMENT AGAINST UNIT STANDARD
26552 (VERSION 3)
Activity Title
First Aid
Unit Standard Number
and Title
26552, Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions
and how to respond to them (version 3).
Assessed Outcomes
26552
1. Identify common first aid conditions.
2. Describe common first aid conditions and how to respond
to them.
Conditions
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This task should be undertaken without assistance from
others and you should not refer to resource material.
This assessment can be written, oral, or practical.
Resources
 Test paper, pen, unit standard, assessment guide.
Primary References
The primary reference for this unit standard is:
 Provider to insert the primary reference that they use.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS
To gain credit for unit standard 26552 (version 3) you are required to complete the attached
test paper in order to demonstrate your knowledge of common first aid conditions.
Your assessor may ask you some questions after you have completed the test in order to
assess your understanding of what you have written.
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Explanatory notes from unit standard 26552.
1
This unit standard together with unit standard 26551, Provide first aid for life
threatening conditions, meets the minimum standards requirement for a workplace
first aider. Programmes designed to meet the minimum requirements for persons to
be certified as first aiders in the workplace will also need to meet Department of
Labour guidelines. Current Department of Labour guidelines on providing first aid
training are available from http://www.dol.govt.nz. Current New Zealand
Qualifications Authority requirements on providing unit standard-based first aid
training is available from http://www.nzqa.govt.nz.
2
Competence for this unit standard may be demonstrated using written, oral or
practical methods, or any combination of these methods.
3
New Zealand emergency services guidance on when to seek help is available from
http://www.111.govt.nz/. Additional information on seeking health advice is available
from the Ministry of Health http://www.moh.govt.nz/healthline.
4
Responses to anaphylaxis must show awareness of the use of emergency response
plans for at-risk children. Information on emergency response plans is available
from the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy,
http://www.allergy.org.au/ or from Allergy New Zealand, http://www.allergy.org.nz/.
5
People who provide first aid must use accepted practices for care as outlined in
current authoritative text books giving general guidance to first aid as it applies in
New Zealand. Authoritative New Zealand first aid text books are credible published
materials, with a reliable publication process, by authors generally regarded as
trustworthy or authoritative in first aid as it applies in New Zealand. A further
reference for this standard is First Aid for Workplaces – A Good Practice Guide,
Department of Labour, Wellington, 2009.
6
Primary reference is any text meeting the requirements specified in explanatory
note 5. The primary reference used during the assessment process must be cited
on the assessment material.
7
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
8
Range for common first aid conditions:
 injuries – fractures, wounds, burns, soft tissue injuries;
 medical conditions – seizures, diabetic emergencies, breathing difficulties;
anaphylaxis, chest pains, stroke;
 for each first aid condition three signs and/or symptoms, one response to the
condition, and an example of when help should be sought must be given;
 for each injury, at least two pieces of first aid equipment that would be relevant to
the condition must also be identified.
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ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE FOR UNIT STANDARD 26552
(VERSION 3): DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF COMMON FIRST
AID CONDITIONS AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THEM.
Please print:
Candidate’s Name:
NZQA ID or NSN number:
The Candidate is (please circle)
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NYC
Briefly describe any further evidence required if applicable and
any arrangements made for reassessment:
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Assessor’s name: ________________ Assessor’s signature: _________________
Date: ___________
Candidate’s name: _______________ Candidate’s signature: ________________
Date: ___________
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COMMON FIRST AID CONDITIONS
Identify and describe the following common first aid conditions: (for each first aid condition you must give three signs and/or symptoms, one
response to the condition, and a description of when help should be called. In addition, for each injury you must describe at least two pieces of
first aid equipment that would be relevant to the condition.)
One response to the condition
Two pieces of first aid
INJURIES
Three signs and/or symptoms
and an example of when help
equipment relevant to
should be called
the condition
Fractures
Wounds
Burns
Soft-tissue injuries
MEDICAL CONDITIONS
Seizures
Three signs and/or symptoms
One response and an example of when to seek help
Diabetic emergencies
Breathing difficulties
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Anaphylaxis
Chest pains
Stroke
What must be included as part of a first aid response to a child who is at risk of anaphylaxis?
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ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
1) Fractures:
a
b
c
d
e
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
Minimum of two items of first aid equipment described.
2) Wounds:
a
b
c
d
e
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
Minimum of two items of first aid equipment described.
3) Burns:
a
b
c
d
e
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
Minimum of two items of first aid equipment described.
4) Soft tissue injuries:
a
b
c
d
e
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
Minimum of two items of first aid equipment described.
5) Seizures:
a
b
c
d
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
6) Diabetic emergencies:
a
b
c
d
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Correctly indentified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
7) Breathing difficulties:
a
b
c
d
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
8) Anaphylaxis:
a
b
c
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described, including reference to emergency response plans for
at risk children.
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d
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One situation described when help should be called.
9) Chest pain:
a
b
c
d
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
10) Stroke:
a
b
c
d
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Correctly identified.
Minimum of three signs and/or symptoms given.
Correct response described.
One situation described when help should be called.
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Assessment schedule 26552 (version 3)
Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions Level 2
Unit standard
Special Note Range:
injuries - fractures, wounds, burns, soft tissue injuries.
medical conditions - seizures, diabetic emergencies, breathing
difficulties, anaphylaxis, chest pains, stroke.
O 1 Identify common first aid conditions.
1.1
The identification of common first aid conditions is in
accordance with the primary reference.
O 2 Describe common first aid conditions and how to respond
to them.
2.1
The description of common first aid conditions and the
response to them is in accordance with the primary reference.
2.2
The description of when help should be called is in
accordance with the primary reference.
Evidence
 Answers to test
paper questions
covers evidence
for elements 1
and 2 as outlined
on the
assessment
checklist.
Judgement
Answers to all questions must be in accordance with the
text reference material stated in special note 5.
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2.3 The description of first aid equipment used to treat the injuries
is in accordance with Department of Labour guidelines.
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Credit 1.
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For each first aid condition in the range 3 signs and/or
symptoms must be given.
For each first aid condition in the range 1 response
must be given to.
For anaphylaxis the need for the first aider to refer to an
emergency response plan for at risk children must also
be given.
For each first aid condition in the range an example of
when you should seek help must be given.
For each injury a minimum of 2 relevant pieces of first
aid equipment must be given and these must match
those found in the Department of Labour’s First Aid for
Workplaces – A Good Practice Guide.
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