Entry Requirements:
Participants must provide identification at that the start of the course.
Purpose:
This course provides the fundamental principles, knowledge and skills to enable the first aider to provide emergency care for injuries and illnesses in the home or the workplace.
Training
The Training will be delivered by an experienced and qualified trainer, face to face.
The training follows a specifically prepared course session plan and utilises materials such as participant guides, power point presentations and practical tasks.
Assessment
Assessments will be conducted using a theory and practical assessment tool.
The assessor will inform you of each of the assessments prior to them being conducted.
You will gain an understanding of:
- Chain of survival
- Assessing the situation
- Getting help
- Assessing consciousness
- Care of the unconscious person
- Performing CPR
- The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Special techniques for children and Infants
- Breathing emergencies including choking, asthma and anaphylaxis
- Cardiac emergencies
- Severe allergic reaction
- Shock
- Bleeding and wound care
- Burns and scalds
- Heat and cold injuries and conditions
- Poisoning
- Bites and stings
- Musculoskeletal injuries
HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation, will be trained and assessed in the first session of the day. You will gain an understanding of
- Chain of survival
- Assessing the situation
- Getting help
- Assessing consciousness
- Care of the unconscious person
- Performing CPR
- The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
On successful completion of the program you will receive a Statement of Attainment for
- HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID003 Provide first aid
This program is nationally recognised.
A unique Student identifier (USI) is a reference number made up of numbers and letters that gives students access to their USI account. A USI will allow an individual’s USI account to be linked to the National Vocational Education and Training (VET) Data Collection allowing an individual to see all of their training results from all provider including all completed training units and qualifications.
The USI will make it easier for students to find and collate their VET achievements into a single authenticated transcript. It will also ensure that students VET records are not lost.
The USI will be available online and at no cost to the student. This USI will stay with the student for life and be recorded with any nationally recognised VET course that is completed from when the USI comes into effect on 1 January 2015.
A student needs a USI when enrolling or re-enrolling in nationally recognised training from 1 January
2015. This includes if the student is enrolling for the first time, for example, if they are studying at TAFE
or with a private training organisation, completing an apprenticeship or skill set, certificate or diploma
course. It also applies to student’s continuing or completing (re-enrolling) training, including nationally
recognised training undertaken in secondary school.
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