Firstaidcourse.ai HLTAID012 RTO 31961

n. · the HLTAID012 unit of competency, taught here in plain English.

Provide First Aid in an education and care setting.

Field sketch: Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
Field sketch — HLTAID012.

§ HLTAID012 · overview

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

§ HLTAID012 · status

§ HLTAID012 · contents

Guidelines and procedures.

  1. arc_guidelines ARC guidelines for first aid (infants, children, adults) G2G3G4G5G6G7G8
  2. peak_body_guidelines Australian peak-body first aid guidelines
  3. incident_hazards Incident hazards and risk minimisation G2
  4. infection_control Infection control and barrier devices G5
  5. currency_requirements Currency of skill and knowledge
  6. codes_of_practice First aid codes of practice
  7. workplace_procedures Workplace procedures for first aid
  8. first_aid_kit_contents First aid kit contents

Legal, workplace and community considerations.

  1. education_and_care_services_law Education and Care Services National Law
  2. education_and_care_state_regulations State and Territory regulations for education and care
  3. duty_of_care Duty of care
  4. skills_and_limitations Knowing your own skills and limitations
  5. parental_consent Consent and parental/caregiver consent
  6. privacy_and_confidentiality Privacy and confidentiality
  7. rescuer_and_child_stress_support Stress management and support (rescuers and children)

Considerations when providing CPR.

  1. upper_airway Upper airway and positional change G3G4
  2. cpr_duration_and_cessation How long to do CPR — and when to stop G8
  3. aed_use_on_children Using an AED — including on children G7
  4. aed_safety_and_maintenance AED safety and maintenance G7
  5. chain_of_survival The chain of survival G2G8
  6. accessing_emergency_services How to call emergency services G2

Techniques for providing CPR to adults, children and infants.

  1. recognising_unconscious_not_breathing Recognising unconscious and not breathing G3G5
  2. compression_rate_and_depth Compression rate, ratio and depth G6G8
  3. hand_positioning_for_compressions Hand positioning for compressions G6
  4. anatomy_for_cpr_age_groups CPR anatomy — adults, children and infants G6G8

Signs, symptoms and management of the following in children.

  1. allergic_reaction Allergic reaction in children G9-2-7
  2. anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis in children G9-2-7
  3. asthma Asthma in children G9-2-5
  4. bleeding Bleeding in children G9-1-1
  5. breathing_difficulties Breathing difficulties in children G9-2-5G9-2-8
  6. burns Burns in children G9-1-3
  7. choking Choking in children G4
  8. diabetes Diabetes in children G9-2-9
  9. dehydration Dehydration in children
  10. drowning Drowning G9-3-2
  11. envenomation Envenomation in children G9-4-1G9-4-2G9-4-3G9-4-5G9-4-8
  12. eye_injuries Eye injuries in children
  13. febrile_convulsions Febrile convulsions G9-2-4
  14. fever Fever in children
  15. fractures_and_sprains Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains in children
  16. head_neck_spinal_injuries Head, neck and spinal injuries in children G9-1-4G9-1-6
  17. hypothermia Hypothermia in children G9-3-3
  18. hyperthermia Hyperthermia in children G9-3-4
  19. minor_wounds Minor wounds in children G9-1-1
  20. pain Pain in children
  21. shock Shock in children G9-2-3
  22. nosebleed Nose-bleed in children G9-1-1
  23. poisoning Poisoning in children G9-5-1
  24. seizures Seizures in children G9-2-4
  25. vomiting_and_diarrhoea Vomiting and diarrhoea in children

Identification and management of a sick infant or child.

  1. signs_of_acute_illness_in_children Signs of acute illness in children and infants
  2. referral_and_ambulance_response Referral, advice and when to call an ambulance
  3. emergency_action_plans Emergency action plans (asthma, anaphylaxis)
  4. communication_and_distraction Age-appropriate communication and distraction
  5. physiological_differences_in_children Basic physiological differences in children

§ HLTAID012 · knowledge check

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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 HLTAID012 is issued only on completion of the face-to-face course.

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