Course Info – Childcare First Aid

HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in a Childcare and Education Setting
Course description:
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.
Unit of competency:
HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
Course Details
What you will Learn
- Legislation affecting First Aid
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Fractures, breaks and dislocations
- Minor and major burns and scalds
- Spinal and head injuries
- How to deal with a unconscious casualty, including fainting
- How to apply bandages
- Choking in adults, children and infants
- Severed limbs
- Poisons
- How to treat bites, stings, heatstroke and other common illnesses and injuries!
Course outcome:
Participants who successfullycomplete this course will receive a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment
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
Course Duration
Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.
Entry requirements:
Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and 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.
Assessment requirements:
Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
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 an infant
Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis
Manage a casualty with asthma
Manage a choking casualty
Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning
Manage a casualty with a nosebleed
Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation
Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain
Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)
Theory assessment: A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.
What to bring:
- Please arrive 15-minutes before the scheduled start time so that your Training facilitator can check your ID and sign you in.
- Bring your preferred device to complete the assessment ( Phone/ Tablet/ Laptop )
- Paper based assessments can be provided if needed
Details
May require Online Pre-course Work
9 Hrs
This course is delivered and assessed on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909
Prerequisites
No prior experience required
Must be able to perform CPR on the Floor
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