Course program
The course will cover:
- HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID011 – Provide first aid
and provides participants with the skills and knowledge to assist in almost any emergency situation involving first aid.
The unit is recognised as the required training for first aider’s in the workplace under all the various ‘workcover’ authorities throughout Australia and is specifically noted in the Safework Australia / Safework NSW Code of Practice First Aid in the Workplace.
Your training will be provided by Vital First Aid’s Paramedical trainers
What’s included
- Access to online First aid manual
- Online theory module via individual Student Learner Portal
- 3.5 hours of quality face-to-face instruction and practical hands-on learning
- Nationally recognised certificate upon successful completion of the course.
What will I learn?
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- anaphylaxis
- asthma
- CPR techniques on adults, children and infants
- incident reporting
- how to properly assess an emergency situation
- DRSABCD
- using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- first aid procedures for bleeding, burns and fractures
- managing medical conditions such as epilepsy and asthma
- managing medical emergencies such as snake/spider bites, poisons and choking
- infection control procedures
- managing exposure to extreme temperatures
- administering first aid for eye & soft tissue injuries
- assessing and moving sick & injured
- legal responsibilities of a first aider
- basic anatomy
- managing shock
Pre-course study
Completion of an online learning module (duration of approx 4 hours but can be less with our new REACTIVE BLENDED MODULE) is required prior to attending the face-to-face course. This can be found in your Learner Portal under Learning To Do.
We also recommend you read the first aid book available on our website to aid in your understanding of CPR and first aid.
There will be a short quiz at the beginning of the course on the information contained in the videos, this is to enable the trainer to better guide the content of the course for you.
Assessment / course requirements
We use online assessments via the student Learner Portal for this unit.
A “smart device” such as a smartphone, ipad or laptop, fully charged with internet access is required. A tablet is the ideal sized device for this purpose, however, a smartphone is still fine to use.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they have such a device and have gained prior access to their Learner Portal. Information on accessing their portal is available on their Confirmation email or by contacting our office.
All participants of our courses must have basic computer skills. Computer / IT skills include the ability to access emails and follow links within those emails, complete online forms and create / access online profiles. If you can navigate Facebook as an example you would have no issues.
There is some theory and practical assessment to ensure that the participant has gained the required knowledge and confidence in the skills covered in the unit.
You will be required, as per the Training Package, to complete 2 mins of CPR on a CPR manikin on the floor. Unfortunately, there are no exceptions to this requirement.
Participants will also be required to demonstrate various practical skills including the application of slings etc