Provide Advanced First Aid plus

Learn advanced first aid skills and resuscitation techniques so you can manage a wide range of first aid situations and scenarios.

Duration:

4 days plus 3-4 hours pre-work

Content:

  • A practical action plan to follow in an emergency; DRSABCD

  • Resuscitation (CPR) on an adult and baby

  • How to deal with; choking, burns, bites and stings, sprains and strains, eye irritation, wounds and bleeding, allergic reactions/anaphylaxis, asthma, chest pain, poison, fractures, dislocations, shock, abdominal injuries, head, neck and spinal injuries, heat and cold induced illnesses

  • Knowledge of basic anatomy; how the skeletal, respiratory, nervous, lymphatic, circulatory systems work

  • Advanced techniques such as assessing a casualty, triage, how to lift and move an injured person including the application of cervical collars, use of spine boards and scoop stretchers

  • Management of more demanding situations such as drug/alcohol abuse casualties and childbirth

  • Use of specialised equipment: a defibrillator (AED), Oxygen Delivery Systems, how to insert Oropharyngeal Airway, training on soft bag resuscitation and mechanical resuscitation 

Assessment:

Participants must satisfactorily complete multiple written and practical assessments

Note: CPR assessment must be completed on the floor.

Qualification:

Successful participants will be awarded a Statement of Attainment for the following units of competency:

  • HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

  • HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support

  • HLTAID003 Provide first aid

  • HLTAID006 Provide advanced first aid

  • HLTAID007 Provide advanced resuscitation

Current industry standards state that this course should be updated every three years with the CPR component updated annually. 

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Pricing 

Onsite (max 18ppl) RRP $3,620.00

AMWU $3,077.00

Public Course (NSW) RRP $370.00

AMWU $314.50