DES102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Great Sandy National Park, First Aid, Gastroenteritis
Week 9
Monday, 9 April 2018
1:53 pm
Environment
• Seasons
• Weather conditions
• Terrain
• Remoteness / accessibility
• Altitude
• Flora
• Fauna
The cooloola wilderness incorporates the:
• Noosa everglades
• Cooloola sand mass
• Harrys hut
• Great sandy national park
Equipment
• Do you have an appropriate equipment list
• Is it suitable for the environment, activity and season of your trip
• Have you considered a plan for any shared equipment
• How will you manage the packing of equipment and use of your equipment list
Physical preparation
• Have an awareness of any existing injuries or illness that may impact your experience
• Manage your level of fatigue/sleep prior to trip
• Manage food and water intake in the lead up to your trip
• What is your capacity to fulfil the trip requirements
Risk management is a strategic approach to planning which aims to focus attention and action
where it is most needed.
Tree safety
The tree
• Health, evidence of rot age, type, size
Location of tree
• Erosion, compaction, open forest, closed forest
Recent and current weather
• Drought, major inundation, heat stress, wind (especially certain eucalypts- they may look
healthy, but above environmental factors can be devastating)
First aid failures are hardly ever identifies as contributing to a death but rescue glitches. 9ie.
Logistical problems) sometimes are.
Teenagers, especially boys, must be effectively supervised around steep ground and moving water,
especially at times when they are not involved in an organised activity.
Adult supervisors can also be victims
Here are some factors you should also consider when considering risk management:
• Location
• Environmental factors
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Document Summary
Seasons: weather conditions, terrain, remoteness / accessibility, altitude. The cooloola wilderness incorporates the: noosa everglades, cooloola sand mass, harrys hut, great sandy national park. Risk management is a strategic approach to planning which aims to focus attention and action where it is most needed. The tree: health, evidence of rot age, type, size. Location of tree: erosion, compaction, open forest, closed forest. Recent and current weather: drought, major inundation, heat stress, wind (especially certain eucalypts- they may look healthy, but above environmental factors can be devastating) First aid failures are hardly ever identifies as contributing to a death but rescue glitches. Teenagers, especially boys, must be effectively supervised around steep ground and moving water, especially at times when they are not involved in an organised activity. Here are some factors you should also consider when considering risk management: Location: environmental factors, time of the year, activity specific, clients, equipment.
