Course Duration

1 day

Content

• 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 casualties
• 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

Competencies

HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting

Prerequisites

Nil

Training Materials Provided

First aid publications, bandages and plastic CPR wallet card.

Recommended recertification period

St John Ambulance recommends, as per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, that first aid skills are renewed every three years and resuscitation skills (HLTAID001/HLTAID007), are renewed every 12 months.

Recommended Product/First Aid kits

• Keyring face shield or face mask
• Medium or Large Leisure Kit
• Standard or Medium Workplace Kit
• Oxygen resuscitation pack
• Adult silicon resuscitators
• Automated external defibrillator