A comprehensive yet simple course for everyday emergency situations, Provide First Aid is the minimum qualification required by Workplace Health and Safety Legislation for the workplace first aider.

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, include community and workplace settings. First Aid qualification should be renewed every 3 years.

Content

• DRSABCDS action plan
• Managing the unconscious, breathing casualty
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Choking
• Wounds and bleeding
• Burns
• Medical emergencies including chest pain, asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes, strokes, seizures, hyperventilation and fainting
• Shock
• Heat and cold induced illness
• Safety and risk management
• Strains, sprains, dislocations and fractures
• Head, neck and spinal injuries
• Chest and abdominal injuries
• Facial and eye injuries
• Poisons
• Bites and stings
• Legal issues
• Infection control
• Defibrillation
• First aid kits

Competencies 

• HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support
• HLTAID003 Provide first aid

Prerequisites 

Nil.

Recommended Re-certification Period

The First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice recommends that first aiders should attend training on a regular basis to refresh their first aid knowledge and skills and to confirm their competence to provide first aid.

The Australian Resuscitation Council recommends training in CPR annually to maintain relevant skills. Other units of competency within this course are recommended to be undertaken every three years

Schedule

Day #1- 11:00am to 5:00pm