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HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

This course provides practical training for workers within an education and care setting to respond to first aid emergencies in line with legal and workplace requirements, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies. 

It teaches how to identify illness or injury, access emergency services, safely provide first aid treatment using action plans, equipment and resources, for CPR, defibrillation, administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, immobilisation for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, for bleeding and shock and other conditions.

You will learn basic anatomy, physiology and the differences between adults, children and infants relating to CPR, managing an infant or child with an acute illness, or who requires an immediate ambulance response and conveying incident details to parents, caregivers and emergency services.

The course covers completing incident documentation and debriefing for improvement of response, recognising psychological impacts, talking with children about their emotions and seeking help as required. Metro Training Pty Ltd in partnership with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909 

UNIT BEING DELIVERED

The following unit(s) will be awarded to successful participants in this course. The certificate will be issued by Allens Training Pty Ltd - RTO 90909.

  • HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

  • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

  • HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support

  • HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

To view full unit details please visit www.training.gov.au  

If you specifically need to complete HLTAID004 Provide emergency first aid response in an education and care setting for any reason, please contact the staff at Allens Training to discuss your options.​

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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.

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  • ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

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

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Performance tasks and practical scenarios -

  • Simulated First Aid Scenario – 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 a child

  • Perform CPR on an infant

  • 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 a sprain and strain

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

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Theory assessment - A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.

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CERTIFICATE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

It is recommended that renewal for this course is undertaken every 3 years, with the additional requirement of updating the CPR component every 12 months.

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COURSE DELIVERY

This course will be delivered:

  • Face to Face – 9 hours (minimum) full face to face course

  • Online Training with Face to Face Assessment - self paced online learning with a scheduled 60 minutes (minimum) face to face practical assessment.

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COURSE FEES AND PAYMENTS

  • 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.

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