HLTAID004

Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting

Course Overview

This course satisfies the requirements for First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Asthma and Anaphylaxis for those working in an education and care service (child care centre). The course covers the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults. For information about this course, click here.

This course covers:

CPR techniques on adults, children and infants
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Incident reporting in an early childhood setting
Assessing an emergency situation
Airway, breathing and circulation
First aid for minor wounds
Apply infection control
Manage bleeding and extreme temperature
First aid for burns and electrocution
First aid for fractures and soft tissue injuries
Manage near drowning casualties
Manage head, chest and abdominal injuries
First aid for venomous bites, stings and allergies
First aid for spinal fractures
Assessing and moving sick and injured
Legal and social responsibilities
First aid for seizures and poisons

Entry Requirements

There are no pre-requisite entry requirements for this qualification. However, candidates must have a Unique Student Identifier and complete a LLN quiz upon entry.

Students are required to do some pre-reading and complete written activities prior to course commencement.

Program Features

Nationally recognised training
First Aid Certificate valid for 3 years
Qualified and supportive trainers
Textbook and course resources provided

Duration of the course is 8hrs (9am to 5pm) of face to face training, practical activities and assessment.

Fees

The total cost of this course is $160. The fee includes all training, assessment materials and learning resources. Learners are required to do some pre-reading and complete written activities prior to course commencement.

There is also a 1/2 day CPR refresher course available (HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation). The fee for the CPR course is $90.