This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide an advanced first aid response, including management of the incident and other first aider’s until the arrival of medical assistance.

• 2 days in the classroom OR
• 1 day practical in the classroom with prior online learning

There are no pre-requisites.

On successful completion, participants will receive a nationally recognised statement of attainment in HLTAID014 Provide advanced first aid, valid for three (3) years from the completion date. The Code of Practice and Australian Resuscitation Council recommends that cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills are refreshed annually.

Pre-course learning material for the course is available online. Participants must have access to a computer, phone, tablet etc with access to the internet to complete the pre-course online learning.

Only participants who have successfully completed the pre-course learning and have their certificate of completion will be admitted into the face to face training session.

Students must have the physical ability to provide resuscitation by kneeling on the floor and performing two (2) minutes of uninterrupted CPR on an adult and infant manikin.

Students under the age of 18 years will be required to provide a signed parental consent form prior to attending the course. This form can be accessed by clicking here.

If you have a learning difficulty or any special needs or support requirements please contact us prior to enrolment. This may include but not limited to language, literacy and numeracy skills or disabilities. It’s important to note that there is a physical requirement to complete 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor with a manikin.

Recognition of prior learning is available to those who can provide other evidence that they can demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and experience described by the unit. There is a currency requirement to be able to demonstrate skills such as CPR.

Every student requires a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to obtain a certificate or qualification from their registered training organisation when studying a nationally recognised training course in Australia.

A USI gives you access to an online account that keeps all your training records together, even if you move locations, change training organisations or undertake studies at different times in your life. For more information ask your training organisation or visit www.usi.gov.au.

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) has developed a fact sheet to allow you to be fully informed about your decision to enrol in a course of study. We recommend reading this information prior to enrolling.  It is available by clicking here.

Practical demonstrations

Simulated assessment environments must reflect the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.  Skills must be demonstrated working individually in an environment that provides realistic in-depth, industry-validated scenarios and simulations to assess students’ skills and knowledge.

It’s important that students have knowledge of the content of this course. The assessable practical tasks are listed below, showing what skills will be assessed.

You will be assessed on your demonstrations of:

Adult CPR: Responded to a first aid scenario and performed 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;

Infant CPR: Responded to a first aid scenario and performed 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;

Defibrillation: Followed the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED)

Other:

• Manage Infection control requirements
• Followed the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Demonstrated safe manual handling techniques and
• Provide a verbal report of the incident

Applied first aid procedures:

• Allergic reaction
• Anaphylaxis
• Bleeding control
• Choking and airway obstruction
• Conducted a basic triage for multiple casualty incident
• Envenomation (using pressure immobilisation)
• Fractures, sprains and strains (using arm slings, roller bandages or other appropriate immobilisation principles)
• Head, neck and spinal injuries (using immobilisation principles)
• Respiratory distress – including asthma
• Seizure
• Located and interpreted workplace policies and procedures

The following learning resources are provided to participants in this course.

• Online ‘Fun with First Aid’ Flipbook
• Adult and infant resuscitation manikins
• AED training device
• Bag valve mask
• Adrenaline autoinjector training device
• Placebo bronchodilator and spacer device
• Roller and triangular bandages and wound dressings
• Workplace first aid kit
• Workplace injury, trauma and/or illness record, and/or other appropriate workplace incident report form