HLTAID013- Provide First Aid in Remote Situations.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants and children in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

This unit applies to a range of workers within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This includes early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs.

Course Duration – Online and face to face // pre-course workbook online. A full day = approx. 8-hours face to face (if the necessary online work has been successfully completed)

Certificate Valid Duration – HLTAID013 3 years and HLTAID009 12 months

Prerequisites – HLTAID011

-         The ability to successfully complete online learning is the learners obligation prior to the face to face session.

Certificates of Attainment Achieved HLTAID013 Detailed information on this course https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTAID013

Cost - Online and face to face $ 225

HLTAID013 Provide Emergency First Aid in Remote Situations is the industry standard, Nationally Recognised (AQF) Approved First Aid course for both the general public and workplaces that require first aid trained staff.

HLTAID013 Provide first aid in remote or isolated situations is the industry standard, Nationally Recognised (AQF) Approved First Aid course for both the general public and workplaces that require first aid trained staff.

This course is specifically designed to satisfy the first aid requirements for workers who may be required to prepare for and provide a first aid response in locations beyond the reach of timely medical assistance.

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Course Contents

• The Fundamentals   

• Preparation

• Contingency planning

• Equipment

• Creativity in first aid

• Risk Assessment

• Access and egress

• Communication equipment

• Remote area (long term) management

• Prevention

• Clean Water

• Safety in extreme climates

• Emergency shelters

• Carbon Monoxide

• Positioning and moving a casualty

• Immobilisation techniques

• Manual handling

• Pain management

• Accident and Injury Protocol

• Evacuation

• In Case of Death

• Reporting

• Communication strategies

• Triage

• Evacuation methods

Assessment:

The Provide First Aid course includes both a theoretical and practical assessment component. Theory assessment includes the completion of a multiple choice theory paper and for initial certification, the completion of a pre-course workbook learning module.

Practical Assessment includes a formal assessment of practical skills including resuscitation skills. Please note all participants must be able to perform at least two minutes of uninterrupted CPR on both an infant resuscitation manikin and an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor with correct technique, to be marked as competent.

In the Field scenarios assessment.

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Outcomes

On successful completion of this First Aid course, participants will be awarded the nationally accredited statement of attainment.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2015 when you attend a first aid course (nationally recognised training) you will need to have a USI.

A USI will give you access to your online USI account which will contain all your nationally recognised training records and results from 1 January 2015 onwards.

This is a requirement of the Australian Government Department of Industry.

Healthguard is a Registered Training Organisation and must comply with Government Legislation to maintain our registration. As of the 1 January 2015 we will be unable to issue you a Statement of Attainment for your course until you supply us with your USI.

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Visit the USI website at: usi.gov.au

(information on HLTAID013 from training.gov.au)