Overview

This course provides the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support and management of casualties until the arrival of medical or other assistance.

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It includes learning about:

• Assessing an emergency situation

• Airway and breathing management, including choking and drowning

• CPR techniques, defibrillation and AED safety and maintenance

• First Aid management of the unconscious casualty

• Medical conditions including cardiac, stroke, diabetes and seizures

• Asthma, allergy and anaphylaxis

• Contents of First Aid kits

• Infection control and First Aid for minor wounds

• Control of major external bleeding and shock

• Hyperthermia and hypothermia

• Venomous bites and stings

• Poisons / Burns

• Eye injuries / Soft tissue injuries

• Dislocations and fracture management

• Head, neck and spinal injuries

• Incident reports

• Debriefing and review of critical incidents

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Course Structure

1. HLTAID011 /01 Respond to an emergency situation

2. HLTAID011 /02 Apply appropriate First Aid procedures

3. HLTAID011 /03 Communicate details of the incident

4. HLTAID011 /04 Review the incident

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Career Outcomes

• Qualified First Aider

• Workplace First Aider

• WHS First Aider

• WHS Team leader

• First Aid coordinator

• Pre-requisition for certain courses in health and community services