HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting

Course Content

HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting

• Identify, assess and minimise immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
• Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response
• Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines
• Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles
• Ensure casualty feels safe, secure and supported
• Obtain consent from casualty, caregiver, registered medical practitioners or medical emergency services where possible
• Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
• Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions
• Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles
• Accurately convey details of the incident to emergency response services
• Report details of incident to supervisor
• Complete relevant workplace documentation, including incident report form
• Report details of incidents involving babies and children to parents and/or caregivers
• Follow workplace procedures to report serious incidents to the regulatory authority
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies
• Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self, other rescuers and children
• Talk with children about their emotions and responses to events
• Participate in debriefing with supervisor

Certificate Issued

Current industry standards state this course must be updated every 3 years with the CPR component being updated every 12 months. This is simply a matter of doing a refresher course with a Registered Training Organisation.

Australia Wide First Aid is a Registered Training Organisation No. 31961.

This course is accredited by Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).

Who Can Attend?

This course is for students with existing first aid experience or for those who are new to first aid and comfortable learning in a blended delivery setting.

Factors to Consider

Students attending course will be required to demonstrate their physical ability to perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on an adult manikin placed on the floor, to meet the performance criteria for assessment.