HLTAID012

PROVIDE FIRST AID IN AN EDUCATION AND CARE SETTING

First Aid in Education Course in Townsville

HLTAID012

Provide First Aid In An Education And Care Setting

First Aid in Education Course in Townsville

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. 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.

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.

UNIT(S) BEING DELIVERED

The following unit(s) will be awarded to successful participants in this course. The certificate will be issued by Allens Training Pty Ltd – RTO 90909.

HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support

HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid

HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PRIOR TO ENROLMENT

  • COURSE DELIVERY

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

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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


    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.

  • COURSE DURATION

    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

  • ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

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

  • CERTIFICATE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

    This certificate has an industry recommended renewal period of 36 months.

  • COURSE FEES AND PAYMENTS

    • Please refer to our booking calendar for individual course fees.
    • Refund and fee protection policy – Please refer to the student handbook.
    • Payment Terms – Payment for individual participants is upfront, group booking payment terms are based on agreement between the client and service provider.

  • WORK PLACEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

    No work placement will be required as part of this course.

  • LEARNERS RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING COMPLAINTS

    Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.

  • ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

    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.