This course is appropriate for people who work in high-risk areas, act as first aiders for larger facilities or groups, or work in areas where help may be delayed or have difficulty accessing casualties.
The course covers a broad range of advanced skills and provides you with high-level capabilities for managing large incidents, major trauma, sudden cardiac arrest and emotionally disturbed and drug affected casualties.
COURSE DURATION:
St John offers the following delivery options:
- 4 days face to face workshop: This is full face to face course and participants are required to attend all 4 days. Those participants who have completed HLTAID011 Provide First Aid in last three (3) years may be entitled to an exemption from the first two days.
- 2 days (face to face workshop with pre-work): Participants are required to undertake online e-learning module prior to attending the face-to-face workshops for practice and assessment.
What certification do you get?
On successful completion of this course, you will be issued a statement of attainment in:
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
- HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid
St John recommends, as per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, that first aid skills are renewed every 3 years and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009) are renewed every 12 months.
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course covers:
- Major trauma management
- Triage
- Use of spine boards and stretchers
- Managing emotionally disturbed casualties
- Pulse, blood pressure and pupil reactions
- Medications
- Clinical assessments
- Pain management
- Body systems Drug and alcohol affected casualties
- DRSABCD action plan
- Infection control
- Automated external defibrillation (AED)
- Soft bag resuscitation
- Post incident stress management
