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. SEC excuse the company founder along with two other company officials of committing fraud by reporting profit when the company was actually losing money

The following units will be included in your certificate:

• HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

• HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• HLTAID010 - Provide basic emergency life support

• HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid

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

• 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.

• Refresher min. duration 420 minutes

• Blended min. duration 420 minutes

• Face-to-face min. duration 540 minutes

• Online with face-to-face min. duration 60 minutes

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

• Certificates will require renewal after 36 months.

• Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au

• https://allenstraining.com.au/students/student-handbook) for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

Performance tasks and practical scenarios:

• 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 child casualty with anaphylaxis

• Manage a child casualty with asthma

• Manage a choking child and infant casualty

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

• Manage a child casualty with a nosebleed

• Manage a child casualty with a fracture and dislocation

• Manage a child casualty with a sprain and strain

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

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

Students are required to complete a self evaluation against the following core skills as part of the enrolment process. This will allow your trainer to understand any additional support that may be required during the course delivery and assessment.

• Learning - I can follow step-by-step instructions to learn something new, like how to help in an emergency.

• Reading - I can read and understand simple signs, labels, or written steps, like those on a first aid poster.

• Writing - I can write short notes or fill out a basic form, like recording what happened during an emergency on an incident report.

• Oral Communication - I can speak clearly and listen carefully when talking with both children and adults in different settings.

• Numeracy - I can use basic counting or timing, like counting chest compressions or using a timer.

Training and assessment delivered on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909