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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 867

Ambulance Service - General and

Search and Rescue Training

Mrs Carnell - asked the Minister for Health:

(1) What is the level of training required for general ambulance officer duties.

(2) What form does this training take.

(3) Over what period of time does this training occur.

(4) What accreditation does this training have. -

(5) Do ambulance officers undertake any search and rescue training.

(6) What form does this training take.

(7) Over what period does this training occur.

(8) What accreditation does this training have.

(9) Is there a psychological profile required for search and rescue work.

Mr Berry - the answer to Mrs Carnells question is:

(1)-(4) The level of training required for an Ambulance Officer is the Associate Diploma of Health Science (Ambulance Officer). This is a Canberra Institute of Technology course accredited by the ACT Accrediting Agency. The training is conducted as an integrated on and off the job, supervised program over a three year period.

(5) Yes, but it has a rescue focus only. -

(6) The Patient Extrication subject of the Associate Diploma is dedicated to Rescue

Techniques in a variety of settings and is both theory and practically based

Ambulance Officers do not actively participate in search operations other than to

provide patient care to the individuals once located.

(7) Patient Extrication is an 80 hour subject conducted over 2 weeks with both Fire

Rescue and Police Search and Rescue techniques being taught.

(8) It is an accredited component of the Associate Diploma.

(9) No, not from the ambulance perspective

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