HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support

Description

Having the skills, knowledge, and confidence to recognise and respond to life-threatening emergencies can save a person’s life! In this first aid course, you will learn these first aid skills in line with legal, workplace and community considerations, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies. 

The course covers assessing the casualty, providing safety, accessing emergency services, and using resources to provide first aid, such as providing CPR and using a defibrillator, administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, assisting someone choking, managing casualties with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock.

You will learn basic anatomy, physiology and the differences between adults, children and infants relating to CPR, and the importance of the chain of survival. Also, conveying accurate details when handing the casualty over to emergency services, reviewing an incident to improve own skills and response times, recognise psychological impacts from the incident, and seeking help as required.

units being delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

●HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support

●HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

course delivery

This course can be delivered/assessed in the workplace or at facility organised by the training provider.

entry requirements

Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor. 

Pre-course study:   Students may be required to undertake online pre-course work prior to attending the face to face session depending on the course delivery mode.

Online study:  Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.

assessment requirements

Individuals undertaking this course set will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.

certificate requirements

Certificates will require renewal after 36 months.

assessment activities

Performance tasks and Practical scenarios:

• Perform CPR on an infant

• Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED)

• Breathing difficulties – Asthma

• Anaphylaxis (allergic reaction)

• Choking with airway obstruction

• Unconscious breathing casualty

• Bleeding and shock

Theory assessment -   A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.  The student must complete all assessment questions.

COURSE INFO

Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Cost: TBA

Course Category: National Recognised

DURATION

4 Hours
Face-to-face Delivery

3 Hours Refresher

Online with face to face 35 Minutes practical assessment

Location

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