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Duration: 3 hours of face to face training with an online pre-course component.

Cost $185

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HLTAID012 Provide emergency First Aid in an education and care setting

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HLTAID012 Provide Emergency First Aid in an education and care setting is the industry standard, Nationally Recognised (AQF) Approved First Aid course for both the general public and workplaces that require first aid trained staff.

This course is specifically designed to satisfy the first aid requirements for Schools and Registered Children's Services. This Course incorporates HLTAID011 Provide First Aid, Asthma & Anaphylaxis first aid management. Under the Ministerial Order, this qualification will be the standard in the near future.

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Course Contents

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• First Aid Principles

• Basic Life Support

• Infection Control & Hygiene

• Legal Aspects of First Aid

• Incident Approach and Management

• Patient Assessment

• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

• Choking and Airway Obstruction

• Bleeding Control

• Shock

• Crush Injuries

• Needle Stick Injuries

• Ear & Eye injuries

• Abdominal Injuries

• Burns and Scalds

• Head, Neck & Spinal injuries

• Fractures, Dislocations & Soft Tissue Injuries

• Medical conditions

• Asthma Risks and Emergencies in the Workplace

• First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis

• Heat and cold emergencies

• Drowning

• Cardiac Conditions

• Stroke

• Poisoning & Envenomation

 

Assessment:

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The Provide First Aid course comprises both theoretical and practical assessment components. The theory component requires participants to complete a pre-course learning module.

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The practical assessment involves :

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• Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position)

• Perform CPR on a child

• Perform CPR on an infant

• Manage a child casualty with anaphylaxis

• Manage a child casualty with asthma

• Manage a choking child and infant casualty

• Manage a casualty with life-threatening bleeding and shock, including basic wound cleaning for minor bleeds

• Manage a child casualty with a nosebleed

• Manage a child casualty with a fracture and dislocation

• Manage a child casualty with a sprain and strain

• Manage a child casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)

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Outcomes

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On successful completion of this First Aid course, participants will be awarded the nationally accredited statement of attainment.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2015 when you attend a first aid course (nationally recognised training) you will need to have a USI.

A USI will give you access to your online USI account which will contain all your nationally recognised training records and results from 1 January 2015 onwards.

This is a requirement of the Australian Government Department of Industry.

Healthguard is a Registered Training Organisation and must comply with Government Legislation to maintain our registration. As of the 1 January 2015 we will be unable to issue you a Statement of Attainment for your course until you supply us with your USI.

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Visit the USI website at: usi.gov.au

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