HLTAID011 – PROVIDE FIRST AID

This is a 1 day course and includes theory and practical components with pre course learning.

This course includes 3 Nationally Recognised Training Courses.

Provide First Aid HLTAID011

Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) HLTAID009

Provide Basic Emergency Life Support HLTAID010

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

On successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Assess an emergency situation
• Maintain the airway, breathing and circulation of an unconscious casualty
• Provide and administer first aid for minor wounds and apply infection control procedures
• Manage a casualty suffering from shock, near drowning, external bleeding and extremes of temperature
• Manage a casualty with chest/ head/ abdominal injuries
• Administer first aid for burns, electric shock, eye and soft tissue injuries
• Administer first aid for venomous bites, stings and allergic reaction
• Provided first aid for spinal injuries and fractures
• Determine principles for movement of sick and injured including first aid recording requirements
• Knowledge of the legal and social responsibilities for a first aider
• Identify, assess and minimise immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
• Assess the casualty and recognise the need for CPR
• Seek assistance from emergency response services
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with ARC guidelines
• Operate automated external defibrillator (AED) according to manufacturer’s instructions
• Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services
• Report details of incident to workplace supervisor as appropriate