Provide First Aid

This course includes self-paced online learning and a 4-hour in-person workshop at our campus in Haymarket.

To successfully complete the course, a student must attain a grade of “satisfactory” in all three course assessments:

• Multiple choice test (to be completed before the workshop).
• Final practical exam (to be completed during the workshop).
• Final theory exam (to be completed during the workshop).

Outline

This course encompasses training in the following knowledge and skills:

• Understanding the roles and responsibilities of the first aider.
• Familiarity with the DRSABCD action plan and responding to emergency situations.
• Management of unconscious casualties.
• Techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
• Operation of a defibrillator (AED).
• Awareness of legal issues associated with first aid.
• Ensuring infection control.

Participants will also be trained to provide first aid in response to various emergency conditions, including:

• Allergic reactions and anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Bleeding
• Burns
• Cardiac conditions
• Choking
• Diabetes
• Drowning
• Envenomation
• Eye injuries

• Bone and muscle injuries
• Head, neck and spinal injuries
• Hypothermia and hyperthermia
• Minor wounds
• Nosebleeds
• Poisoning
• Seizures
• Shock
• Sharps injuries
• Strokes

Entry Requirements

This course is open to any Domestic* applicant who:

• is at least 18 years old;
• is physically able to perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on a manikin while kneeling; and
• passes our short language and literacy quiz.

*A Domestic applicant is either an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident, or a holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa.