This course covers the skills and knowledge required to confine small emergencies in a facility. It includes preparing for emergency situations, identifying and assessing an emergency, safely confining workplace emergencies, using initial response equipment and reporting on the facility's emergency response. Small emergencies in a facility include incidents such as small fires that can be controlled using a fire extinguisher; chemical spills that can be controlled using facility personal protective clothing and equipment and a spill kit; or a vehicle accident where there is no significant injury or damage.
This Nationally Recognised CPR course teaches the skills and knowledge required to perform CPR in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines. It applies to all persons who may be required or would like to be skilled to provide CPR in a workplace, community or their own home.
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to minimise further injury to a casualty when applying first aid and waiting for emergency medical aid. It includes recognition and management of a suspected spinal injury, immobilising cervical spine, evaluating the need to move a casualty, preparing a casualty for transport, transporting and monitoring a casualty, and performing a casualty handover.
This course applies to a wide range of settings where emergencies involving asthma and anaphylaxis episodes may occur. It is relevant for teachers, childcare workers, aged-care workers, disability workers, sports coaches, youth workers and designated workplace first aiders.
This course outlines the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in a remote or isolated site over an extended period of time until medical assistance is provided, or evacuation occurs. This unit applies to any site where medical assistance is likely to be delayed.
This course provides a set of skills to establish, maintain and facilitate the provision of appropriate first aid in a workplace environment, including the skills to provide an emergency first aid response in the event of an emergency. It is relevant for personnel who are the designated first aiders, particularly those working in manufacturing, construction, mining or any occupation involving hazardous work.
This course applies to a range of industries where first aiders need to be trained in the use of specialised equipment in the provision of resuscitation, including defibrillators, medical oxygen and advanced airway management devices. It is relevant for designated first aiders, especially those working in manufacturing, construction, mining or any occupation involving remote or hazardous work.
This unit contains the knowledge and skills to provide an advanced first aid response in the event of an emergency. It is relevant for personnel who may be required to provide, coordinate and manage a first aid response across a range of complex situations, including community and workplace settings.
This course applies to educators and school support staff who are required to respond in the event of a first aid emergency. It meets legislative obligations (including Ministerial Order 706) and the first aid training requirements of the Department of Education.
This course is applicable to a range of settings where emergencies involving allergic reactions may occur. It is relevant for people working in childcare, education, aged and community care, sport, tourism, hospitality, industry enterprises and other environments. The course covers First Aid management of anaphylaxis as well as risk minimisation and risk management strategies for anaphylaxis.
