n. · the HLTAID009 unit of competency, taught here in plain English.

Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

§ HLTAID009 · overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

§ HLTAID009 · status

• Certificate of Study issued
• Funnels into AWFA course
• 21 chapters

§ HLTAID009 · contents

Guidelines and procedures.

1. arc_guidelines ARC guidelines — where Australian first aid actually comes from G2G3G4G5G6G7G8
2. incident_hazards Incident hazards and risk minimisation — looking before you leap G2
3. infection_control Infection control — gloves, barriers, and the standard precautions G5
4. currency_requirements Currency requirements — why your certificate expires
5. codes_of_practice Codes of practice — the rulebook your workplace runs on
6. workplace_procedures Workplace procedures — what your workplace expects you to do

Legal, workplace and community considerations.

1. duty_of_care Duty of care — what you owe a casualty, and when
2. skills_and_limitations Knowing your own skills and limitations — the most professional skill in first aid
3. consent Consent — asking permission, and what to do when you can't
4. privacy_and_confidentiality Privacy and confidentiality — what happens to what you saw
5. rescuer_stress_support Rescuer stress and support — looking after the helper

Considerations when providing CPR.

1. upper_airway Upper airway and positional change — why position is the cheapest airway G3G4
2. cpr_duration_and_cessation How long to do CPR — and when to stop G8
3. aed_use How to use an AED — the second-most-important machine you'll ever switch on G7
4. aed_safety_and_maintenance AED safety and maintenance — keeping the box ready for the day G7
5. chain_of_survival The chain of survival — four links and a casualty G2G8
6. accessing_emergency_services How to call emergency services — three digits, five sentences, the rest of the response G2

Techniques for providing CPR to adults, children and infants.

1. recognising_unconscious_not_breathing Recognising unconscious and not breathing — the call that starts CPR G3G5
2. compression_rate_and_depth Compression rate, ratio and depth — the four numbers you have to get right G6G8
3. hand_positioning_for_compressions Hand positioning for compressions — where the heels of your hands actually go G6
4. anatomy_for_cpr_age_groups CPR anatomy across the ages — why an adult, a child and an infant aren't the same casualty G6G8

§ HLTAID009 · knowledge check

Test your understanding of the online theory with a short knowledge check. 20 questions drawn from the full question bank — pass 80% to earn your Certificate of Study.

§ note

This site is operated by Australia Wide First Aid (RTO 31961). It is a non-accredited study aid. The Statement of Attainment for HLTAID009 is issued only on completion of the face-to-face course.

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