This course is appropriate for people who work in high risk areas, act as first aiders to 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 skills in management of large incidents, major trauma, sudden cardiac arrest and emotionally disturbed and drug affected casualties.
This course also covers the skills and knowledge required to use specialised equipment in the provision of resuscitation and oxygen therapy in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.
PRE-REQUISITE UNIT
Participants are required to undertake or present evidence for HLTAID011 Provide First Aid prior to commencing HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy.
COURSE DURATION
St John offers the following 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 workshops with pre-work): Participants are required to undertake online e-learning module prior to attending the face to face workshops for practice and assessment.
• Assessment only: This course is for those who are confident in their skills and only want to complete the 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
• HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
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/HLTAID0015) are renewed every 12 months.
