First Aid in an Education and Care Setting – HLTAID0012

Course Description

Application and Relevance

This course applies to educators and support staff working in education or children’s services who are required to respond to a first aid emergency. It incorporates the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults.

Entry Requirements

Participants are required to have;

reasonable level of verbal and written skills
the ability to demonstrate two minutes of CPR on the floor.

Mode of Delivery and Duration

Classroom training and assessment over 9 hours.

Dress and Equipment Requirements

Learners are to attend the course in comfortable non-offensive clothing. All equipment and resources to complete the course will be supplied.

Course Content Topics

Airway and breathing management
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques
Automated External Defibrillation
Medical conditions including diabetes, epilepsy and convulsions
Infection control and first aid for minor wounds
Risk management for asthma and anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis emergency management
Asthma emergency management
Control of major external bleeding and shock
Management of near drowning
Hyperthermia and hypothermia
Burns and electric shock
Eye and soft tissue injuries
Venomous bites and stings
Fractures and spinal injuries
Head, chest and abdominal injuries
Assessment of the sick and injured
Recording vital signs
Communicating details of an incident
Reporting requirements in education and childrens services
Debriefing and evaluation of response to critical incidents

Assessment Methods

Progressive assessment throughout the course, including demonstration of practical skills and written and oral questions relating to underpinning knowledge.

Award Issued

Victorian First Aid Services and Training is responsible for the quality of training and assessment and, the issuance of the AQTF certificates.

To enrol, please go to the Victorian First Aid website. click here

Or contact darren@victorianfirstaid.com.au