With instruction and practical training in line with legal, workplace and community considerations, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies, this first aid course teaches the skills and knowledge to recognise emergencies and provide immediate and effective first aid treatment to any person suffering a sudden illness or injury.

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 auto injector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, assisting someone choking, using appropriate immobilisation techniques for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, 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, the importance of the chain of survival, written and verbal reporting of incident details, reviewing incidents to improve own skills and response times, to recognise psychological impacts, and seeking help as required.

On successful completion of the course students will be issued with a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for:

HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid

It is recommended that the First Aid component be renewed every 3 years, in line with industry standards. It is recommended that the CPR component be renewed every 12 months in line with Australian Resuscitation guidelines.

Performance tasks and scenarios:

• Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis

• Manage a casualty with asthma

• Manage a choking casualty

• Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning

• Manage a casualty with a nosebleed

• Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation

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

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

• Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario

• Perform CPR on an infant

• Physical capability to be able to meet the demands of the practical demonstration skills including CPR (Important note: In order to issue an accredited certificate 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR must be performed on the floor with no exemptions)

• Sufficient English language, literacy, numeracy and visual interpretation skills to successfully complete the course

• If required, students must complete the online pre-course work prior to attending the in-person session depending on the course delivery mode

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

• Valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) required prior to course commencement.

Course Delivery Mode:

• Online learning followed by in-person assessment.

Course Duration:

• In-person assessment - approximately 2.5 hours to complete

• Online component - around 3-4 hours to complete

To ensure you can successfully complete the First Aid Course we ask the following:

Bring your mobile device and remember your Training Desk Login details that have been provided to you

• Arrive 10 minutes prior to the course start time. Late arrivals will not be allowed to attend the course.

• Wear appropriate attire including enclosed shoes.

• Ensure you have verified your USI

• 100% completion of the online learning material prior to arrival

• Provide photo ID upon entry

Students unable to meet the above requirements on the day will have to reschedule in-person training.

• Please refer to our booking calendar for individual course fees.

• Refund and fee protection policy – Please refer to the student handbook.

• Payment Terms – Payment for individual participants is upfront, group booking payment terms are based on agreement between the client and service provider.