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HLTAID012 Provide First aid In An Education and Care Setting

July 5, 2024 @ 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

This course is ideal for workers within an education and care setting, including early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children outside school hours and within vacation programs.

Bookings close 1 July 2024.

Course Information

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.

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

Client workplace or facility that has a suitable and practical area for the delivery of course content.

Course location needs to be approved and deemed safe and suitable prior to course commencement by Power Training Solutions.  This may require an “inspection” or photographs of the proposed location for the delivery of courses.

Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as a minimum of 2 minutes uninterrupted CPR on the floor and performing rescue breathing techniques on manikins.

Students please note all course content, including face to face learning and written tasks are conducted in the English language.  It is advisable that students have an understanding and are able to communicate in the English language.

Blended

9.5 hours

Approximately 2 hours self-paced pre-course study (online) (Must be completed prior to attending course).

3.5 hours face to face learning

4 hours written and practical assessments.

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

This certificate has an industry recommended renewal period of 36 months / 3 years and CPR 12 months / 1 year.

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:

  • Performing at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor
  • Following the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to deliver at least one shock
  • Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario
  • Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles both compressions and ventilations) on a child resuscitation manikin placed on the floor
  • Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface
  • 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)
  • All assessments are in line with the ARC Guidelines

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

HLTAID012 Provide First aid In An Education and Care Setting

20% DISCOUNT IF COURSE BOOKED AND PAID BY JUNE 30TH

$190

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