Provide Advanced First Aid+Provide Advanced Resuscitation (2 day)

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 this course.

What certification do you get?

This is an accredited course. On successful completion of this course you will be issued a statement of attainment in:

  • 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/HLTAID015) are renewed every 12 months.

COURSE OUTLINE

This course covers the following:

• 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
• Soft bag resuscitation
• Administration of oxygen
• Oxygen delivery systems
• Oxygen powered resuscitation
• Oropharyngeal airways
• Suction equipment
• Post incident stress management

You must be able to perform CPR on the floor for 2 minutes

Book the course

Available spots

21st of January 2025

Deakin
21/01/2025 8:30
22/01/2025 17:00
18 Remaining Seats
$400.00