Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting | COURSE CODE:HLTAID012 | CRICOS CODE:HLTAID012
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants and children in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies. This unit applies to a range of workers within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This includes early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs. This unit of competency may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).
We provide accredited training to our students for HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting. On successful completion of this course, the participants will have the skills and knowledge to effectively work within a community-based or any education and care setting (Early Education Teachers & Educators and Carers working in a Pre-School Educational environment) who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies. This is an ACECQA approved course.
Provide First Aid to a range of injuries & illnesses. This comprehensive training of this course will include:
- How to respond in an emergency situation
- Providing first aid in accordance with ARC (Australian Resuscitation Council) guidelines
- Perform the correct procedures for performing CPR using a manikin
- Communicate and report the details of incident including filling out Incident Report Form
- How to appropriately use an AED, practical assessment will include unpacking, activating & following the prompts of an AED.
- Using personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Social / legal issues including: duty of care, confidentiality, importance of debriefing, need to be culturally aware, sensitive and respectful, own skills and limitations.
- Managing casualties with the following:
- Abdominal injuries
- Anaphylaxis & allergic reactions
- Asthma
- Anaphylaxis
- Choking/airway obstruction
- Altered & loss of consciousness
- Asthma
- Burns
- Bleeding
- Cardiac arrest & chest pain
- Envenomation
- Minor skin injuries
- Minor Wounds
- Environmental impact: hypothermia, hyperthermia, heat stroke
- Crush injuries
- Eye and ear injuries
- Diabetes
- Drowning
- Dehydration
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Fractures
- Febrile Convulsions
- Soft tissue injuries including sprains, strains, dislocations
- Epilepsy
- Poisoning
- Pain
- Respiratory distress
- Seizures
- Shock
- Stroke
- Vomiting and Diarrhoea
- identification and management of a sick infant or child including:
- general signs and symptoms of acute illness in children and infants
- referral and advice services including recognition of signs or symptoms requiring immediate ambulance response
- emergency action plans for known medical conditions including Asthma and Anaphylaxis
- age appropriate communication and distraction techniques
- first aider response to basic physiological differences in children.
Class Room Based: Pre-Course Work for 13 hours, which includes (Online workbook – reading material, Study-Library, Videos, activity preparation kit) + Classroom Training and practical demonstration of 7 hours (Note: Participant will complete the Assessment in a face to face class)
There aren’t any pre-requisites for this course; however, it is required that the participants/students have sufficient LLN skills to successfully complete the provide first aid training. Participants/students will also be required to undertake practical training and assessments at floor level, which will includes demonstrating CPR on a manikin for a period of at least two minutes. If you have poor mobility or a current injury, please discuss this with us prior to make the booking. Participants must be at the age of 18 years or older to enrol in this course.
On successful completion of this course, Statement of Attainment will be issued to participants for the following units:
- HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting
The training will be valid for three year from the date of issue; however, you are required to undertake CPR refresher training annually from date of issue.
Fees: AUD$159.00
