HLTAID011
Provide First Aid

Course Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with the first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peek 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.  Specific licensing and regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirement for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.  

Course Content:

• 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