Firstaidcourse.ai HLTAID011 RTO 31961

n. · the HLTAID011 unit of competency, taught here in plain English.

Provide First Aid.

Field sketch: Provide First Aid
Field sketch — HLTAID011.

§ HLTAID011 · overview

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

§ HLTAID011 · status

§ HLTAID011 · contents

Guidelines and procedures.

  1. arc_guidelines ARC guidelines — where Australian first aid actually comes from G2G3G4G5G6G7G8
  2. peak_body_guidelines Peak-body guidelines — when ANZCOR isn't the only voice in the room
  3. incident_hazards Incident hazards and risk minimisation — looking before you leap G2
  4. infection_control Infection control — gloves, barriers, and the standard precautions G5
  5. currency_requirements Currency requirements — why your certificate expires
  6. codes_of_practice Codes of practice — the rulebook your workplace runs on
  7. workplace_procedures Workplace procedures — what your workplace expects you to do
  8. first_aid_kit_contents First-aid kit contents — what's in the box, and why

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

Signs, symptoms and management of conditions and injuries.

  1. allergic_reaction Allergic reaction — when the immune system overreacts to something harmless G9-2-7
  2. anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis — recognise and respond G9-2-7
  3. asthma Asthma — recognise the attack, deliver the puffer G9-2-5
  4. bleeding Bleeding — pressure, pressure, pressure G9-1-1
  5. burns Burns — twenty minutes of cool running water G9-1-3
  6. cardiac_conditions Cardiac conditions and chest pain — recognising the heart attack and what to do about it G9-2-1
  7. choking Choking — back blows, chest thrusts, no Heimlich G4
  8. diabetes Diabetes — when in doubt, give sugar G9-2-9
  9. drowning Drowning — five breaths first, then CPR G9-3-2
  10. envenomation Envenomation — pressure immobilisation, and the rules that change by creature G9-4-1G9-4-2G9-4-3G9-4-5G9-4-8
  11. eye_injuries Eye injuries — irrigate, cover, never press
  12. fractures_and_sprains Fractures and sprains — rest, immobilise, support
  13. head_neck_spinal_injuries Head, neck and spinal injuries — don't make it worse G9-1-4G9-1-6
  14. hypothermia Hypothermia — handle gently, rewarm slowly G9-3-3
  15. hyperthermia Hyperthermia — cool fast, cool first G9-3-4
  16. minor_wounds Minor wounds — cleaning, dressing, and the small things that prevent infection G9-1-1
  17. nosebleed Nosebleed — pinch the soft bit, ten minutes by the clock G9-1-1
  18. poisoning Poisoning — call Poisons Information first G9-5-1G9-5-2
  19. seizures Seizures — protect, time, recover G9-2-4
  20. shock Shock — recognise the picture, treat the cause G9-2-3
  21. sharps_injuries Sharps injuries — needlestick, blood exposure, and what to do in the next ten minutes
  22. stroke Stroke — F.A.S.T., and time is brain G9-2-2

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§ note

This site is operated by Australia Wide First Aid (RTO 31961). It is a non-accredited study aid. The Statement of Attainment for HLTAID011 is issued only on completion of the face-to-face course.

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