People credited with this course are able to: provide immediate first aid assistance, basic life support (CPR), manage a foreign body airway obstruction, manage first aid for life threatening bleeding, and provide first aid management for a person in shock, burns, fractures and assist when patients experience medical conditions.   

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the completion of the course you will be able to:

• Provide immediate bystander First Aid at work or home
• Provide Basic Life Support (CPR) for adult, child or infant
• Supports the person to relieve an airway obstruction (Choking) adult, child or infant
• Demonstrate the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Assess and manage a collapsed person’s condition
• Approach of an accident scene relating to accidents in the workplace
• Demonstrate and apply the primary survey assessment (DRSABCD algorithm)
• Management of shock
• Manage trauma conditions – bleeding, burns, fractures, dislocations or sprains
• Manage medical condition - heart attack, asthma, stroke, seizures or diabetes
• Demonstrate knowledge of the emergency rescue plan to be activated in the event of a fall

Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments. less