HLTAID012 Provide Emergency First Aid in an education and care setting is the industry standard, Nationally Recognised (AQF) Approved First Aid course designed for both the general public and workplaces that require first aid trained staff. This course meets the first aid requirements specifically for Schools and Registered Children's Services, making it an essential component of Emergency First Aid Training. It incorporates HLTAID011 Provide First Aid, along with Asthma and Anaphylaxis Management for effective first aid management in educational settings. Under the Ministerial Order, this qualification will soon become the standard requirement.

Course Contents include:

- First Aid Principles

- Basic Life Support

- Infection Control & Hygiene

- Legal Aspects of First Aid

- Incident Approach and Management

- Patient Assessment

- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

- Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

- Choking and Airway Obstruction

- Bleeding Control

- Shock

- Crush Injuries

- Needle Stick Injuries

- Ear & Eye injuries

- Abdominal Injuries

- Burns and Scalds

- Head, Neck & Spinal injuries

- Fractures, Dislocations & Soft Tissue Injuries

- Medical conditions

- Asthma Risks and Emergencies in the Workplace

- First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis

- Heat and cold emergencies

- Drowning

- Cardiac Conditions

- Stroke

- Poisoning & Envenomation

Assessment:

The Provide First Aid course includes both theoretical and practical assessment components. Participants will need to complete a pre-course learning module for the theory component.

The practical assessment involves:

- Performing CPR on an adult (including the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position)

- Performing CPR on a child

- Performing CPR on an infant

- Managing a child casualty with anaphylaxis

- Managing a child casualty with asthma

- Managing a choking child and infant casualty

- Managing a casualty with life-threatening bleeding and shock, including basic wound cleaning for minor bleeds

- Managing a child casualty with a nosebleed

- Managing a child casualty with a fracture and dislocation

- Managing a child casualty with a sprain and strain

- Managing a child casualty with envenomation (snake/funnel-web spider bite)

This course is provided as a co-provider in partnership with HEALTHGUARD First Aid Training Services RTO# 21156.