Understand
procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
A social care worker must know the procedures to follow in the event of
emergency which requires first aid. Therefore, they should have recognised
first aid qualification. They should be very competent to carry out emergency
first aid procedures. An individual’s health and life may depend on first
aiders’ procedure in some situations. Individual may lost their life due to
wrong procedures. Undertaking any tasks which we are incompetent is violation
of legislation and codes of conduct. Therefore, it is very important that a
social worker only undertake emergency first aid procedures if they are
qualified and competent.
