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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions and how to respond to them
Level / 2 / Credits / 1
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and describe common first aid conditions; and describe how to respond to them.
Classification / Health Studies > First Aid
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1This 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 take into account the Department of Labour guidelines and meet New Zealand Qualifications Authority requirements. Current Department of Labour guidelines on providing first aid training are available from Current New Zealand Qualifications Authority requirements for providing unit standard-based first aid training is available from
2Competence for this unit standard may be demonstrated using written, oral or practical methods, or any combination of these methods.
3New Zealand emergency services guidance on when to seek help is available from Additional information on seeking health advice is available from the Ministry of Health
4Responses 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, or from Allergy New Zealand,
5People 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, written by authors generally regarded as trustworthy or authoritative in first aid as it applies in New Zealand. A further reference for this unit standard is First Aid for Workplaces – A Good Practice Guide, Department of Labour, Wellington, 2009.
6Primary reference is any text meeting the requirements specified in explanatory note5. The primary reference used during the assessment process must be cited on the assessment material.
7Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
8Range 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.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify common first aid conditions.
Evidence requirements
1.1The identification of common first aid conditions is in accordance with the primary reference.
Outcome 2
Describe common first aid conditions and how to respond to them.
Evidence requirements
2.1The description of common first aid conditions and the response to them is in accordance with the primary reference.
2.2The description of when help should be called is in accordance with the primary reference and New Zealand emergency services guidance.
2.3The description of first aid equipment used to treat the injuries is in accordance with Department of Labour guidelines.
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 AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 9 December 2010 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 2 / 18 February 2011 / 31 December 2012
Revision / 3 / 16 February 2012 / 31 December 2019
Review / 4 / 20 August 2015 / 31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0230
This CMR can be accessed at
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.
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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.
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