HLTSS00068
Occupational First Aid Skill Set
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HLTSS00068 – Occupational First Aid Skill Set
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HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid
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HLTAID016 – Manage first aid services and resources
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HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
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HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
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HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
$680 Face to Face – 24 hours (minimum)
$426 Online Theory – 8 hours (minimum)
Training is delivered in partnership with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909
refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au
HLTSS00068
Occupational First Aid Skill Set
This course is appropriate for people who are either employed or intending to become employed in, nominated occupational first aider roles. It is delivered in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, relevant state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authority requirements, safe work practices, and first aid code of practice.
The course provides simulated real-life scenarios for a set of skills to provide advanced first aid, oxygen therapy, advanced resuscitation, ongoing monitoring and care after treatment, handover of the casualty to emergency services and incident debriefing or evaluation to improve future operations, address individual needs recognising psychological impacts and seeking help as required.
Participants learn to develop and maintain first aid action plans in consultation with relevant parties, undertake a risk assessment to establish, maintain and facilitate the provision of appropriate first aid in a workplace environment, follow manufacturer’s instructions and complete documentation including checklists for stocking and maintaining equipment such as resuscitation and oxygen equipment and first aid kits.
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Performance tasks and practical scenarios:
- Perform CPR on an adult (incl. single and two-rescuer CPR, using a bag-valve-mask, select and insert an appropriate airway adjunct, manage oxygen equipment and use an AED to deliver at least one shock)
- Place a casualty into the recovery position
- Complete a first aid incident report form based on a simulated first aid scenario
- Perform CPR on an infant
- Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis
- Manage a casualty with asthma
- Manage a choking casualty
- Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning
- Manage a casualty with a nosebleed
- Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation
- Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain
- Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)
- Coordinate a multiple casualty incident
- Manage a casualty with a life-threatening bleed and provide oxygen
- Complete a first aid incident report form based on the life-threatening bleed scenario
- Maintain resuscitation equipment
- Conduct a workplace risk assessment
- Develop a first aid response plan including strategies for management of incidents
- Use a first-aid checklist to service a workplace first aid kit for supplies’ replacement and equipment maintenance
Theory assessment: A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice and short answer questions.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Essential First Aid Training room is located at Essential First Aid Training / ITC, 38 Anderson Street, Port Hedland 6721.
This course may be delivered at an address that is convenient for you such as your workplace, home or site requested by the company or individual.
Essential First Aid Training offers a mobile service and can travel throughout Port Hedland, Karratha, Newman and to locations across the Pilbara in between.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor.
Online study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.