INTRODUCTION TO FIRST AID

Description

This course is perfect for groups of people, for example parents and grandparents, partners, who have no formal workplace/community responsibility for giving first aid but wish to have the knowledge and skills to recognise and provide basic emergency life support (excluding respiratory and cardiac resuscitation).

Content Overview

• Assessment of an emergency situation
• Assessment of a casualty’s vital signs
• Recognition and management of:
  
       - Asthma
       - Choking
       - Life-threatening bleeding
       - Unconsciousness in a breathing casualty
  
  
• Assessment of need for and obtaining emergency services or medical assistance

Course Duration

2 hours

Trainer/Assessors

PREMIUMHEALTH provides trainer/assessors who have a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and experience as highly skilled nurses or paramedics.

Assessment

Students’ performance in relation to the unit’s competency elements is assessed.

Award

A Statement of Participation is issued to participants.

Course/Unit/Program Title and Code

PHF1993 Introduction to first aid

Venue

At your venues in most Australian locations – for which a set course fee or group minimum applies

Course fee

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