Course Overview

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.

Course Outline

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 casualtiesRespond to an emergency situation
• • DRSABCD action plan
  • Infection control
  • Automated external defibrillation (AED)
  • Soft bag resuscitation
  • Administration of oxygen
  • Oxygen delivery systems
  • Oxygen powered resuscitation
  • Oropharyngeal airways
  • Suction equipment
  • Post incident stress management

Course Inclusions:

• Training will be conducted by one of our experienced trainer / assessors who have resource industry currency and supported by a strong knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and industry standards.
• Practical and theoretical activities drive the training experience to ensure that the training is engaging, interesting and relevant.
• One 8-hour day of training. Up to 12 trainees per course. A typical course runs from 07:30-17:30

Participants must:

Be at least 14 years of age

Participants are required to undertake or present evidence for HLTAID011 Provide First Aid prior to
commencing this course.

Equipment requirements

We supply all equipment necessary for you to undertake training.

For our public courses at our purpose-built training facility trainees must provide:

Transport

Lunch

Appropriate clothing, closed-in footwear.

Certification:

Students who are assessed as competent will receive a Statement of Attainment recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework. This certification is nationally recognised. The Statement is issued by Australian Operator Training (RTO 41351).

National unit of competency

HLTAID014 Provided Advanced First Aid

Course Duration

1 Day (approximately 8 hours)

Price

$425.00 pp for public courses.

For group bookings outside our public course schedule or at your location, please contact our office on 07 49822541