HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

Course Summary

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

To enrol into a public session, please use the list below, click on a course title, and follow the booking prompts. Enrolment is confirmed upon payment.

Start Date Name Details Location Price Status
April 29, 2021

29 April Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
April 15, 2021

15 April Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
April 6, 2021

6 April Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
March 31, 2021

31 March Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
March 25, 2021

25 March Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 4 Spots Available
March 16, 2021

16 March Session 1 – HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 2 Spots Available
7 George Street Port Pirie, SA, Australia $170.00 $170.00. 2 Spots Available

To organise a private session for a group in your own venue, please use the booking form and a representative will be in contact asap.

HLTAID003 – Provide First Aid

HLTAID002 – Provide Basic Life Support

HLTAID001- Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

HLTAID003 – Provide First Aid: 3 Years
 

HLTAID002 – Provide Basic Life Support: 3 Years

HLTAID001 – Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: 1 Year

There are no barriers to entry on the grounds of age, gender, political or cultural background.

Entrants to the course are best equipped to successfully undertake the training if they have language, literacy and oracy skills that align to Level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). 

Method: Face to Face

Duration: 8 Hours + Pre Course Workbook

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

  • State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures including:
  • ARC Guidelines relevant to provision of CPR and first aid
  • safe work practices to minimise risks and potential hazards
  • infection control principles and procedures, including use of standard precautions
  • requirements for currency of skill and knowledge
  • legal, workplace and community considerations including:
  • awareness of potential need for stress-management techniques and available support following an emergency situation
  • duty of care requirements
  • respectful behaviour towards a casualty
  • own skills and limitations
  • consent
  • privacy and confidentiality requirements
  • importance of debriefing
  • considerations when providing first aid including:
  • airway obstruction due to body position
  • appropriate duration and cessation of CPR
  • appropriate use of an AED
  • chain of survival
  • standard precautions
  • how to conduct a visual and verbal assessment of the casualty
  • principles and procedures for first aid management of the following scenarios:
  • abdominal injuries
  • allergic reaction
  • anaphylaxis
  • basic care of a wound
  • bleeding control
  • burns
  • cardiac conditions, including chest pain
  • choking and airway obstruction
  • crush injuries
  • diabetes
  • dislocations
  • drowning
  • envenomation
  • environmental impact, including hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration and heat stroke
  • eye and ear injuries
  • fractures
  • febrile convulsions
  • head, neck and spinal injuries
  • minor skin injuries
  • needle stick injuries
  • poisoning and toxic substances
  • respiratory distress, including asthma
  • seizures, including epilepsy
  • shock
  • soft tissue injuries, including strains and, sprains
  • stroke
  • unconsciousness
  • basic anatomy and physiology relating to:
  • how to recognise a person is not breathing normally
  • chest
  • response/consciousness
  • upper airway and effect of positional change
  • considerations in provision of first aid for specified conditions

Assessment of competency must include practical demonstration in conjunction with theory assessments.

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