HLTFA404A - Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques - $100

This unit deals with the provision of advanced first aid resuscitation techniques, life support, and management of casualt(s), until the arrival of medical or other assistance, and provision of support to other providers.

Pre-/Co-requisites

This unit should be assessed after achieving one of the following related compentency units:
  • HLTFA301B - Apply First Aid
  • HLTCPR201A - Perform CPR or
  • HLTFA201A - Provide Emergency Life Support

Students must be 14 years or older. Students under 14 years must provide written permission to attend the course from their parent or guardian.

Duration

Award

On successful completion of the course, the participant will receive a Statement of Attainment, which is valid for 1 year.

Assessment

First Aid International offers a hands on approach with progressive assessment throughout the course including multiple choice questionaires. This is competency based training so we will make sure that you have a total understanding before you go home.

Course Information

  • Working knowledge of:
    • Legal responsibilities and duty of care, including confidentiality
    • Basic anatomy (skeleton, muscles, joints, bones), physiology and toxicology as it elates to the provision of advanced first aid resuscitation, including:
      • relevant organs of the cardio pulmonary system and their operation
      • basic electrical activity associated with normal and abnormal heart rythm
    • ARC Guidelines and/or State/territory regulations, legislation and policies relating to provision of first aid
    • Procedures for dealing with major and mino accidents in the workplace
    • Infection control principles and procedures, including using standard precautions
    • How to gain access to and interpret material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
    • Company/Organisation standard operating procedures (SOPs)
    • Priorities of management in first aid
    • Occupational health and safety requirements in the provision of first aid
    • Capabilities of emergency management services
    • First aiders' skills and limitations
    • Safe storage and handling procedures for pressurised gases, oxygen and battery operated equipment
    • Chain of survival, including:
      • purpose of bystander CPR
      • aim and function of advanced resuscitation techniques in chain of survival
    • Benefits of providing oxygen to a casualty and of providing suction during the application of advanced resuscitation techniques
  • First aid management procedures in accordance with ARC guidelines, State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and organisation requirements for equipment and conditions identified in the Range Statement and including:
    • use of bag valve mask device, AED, oxygen therapy equipment, manual and oxygen powered suction, and oropharyngeal airways
    • sudden cardiac arrest
    • collapse, unconsciousness
    • shock
    • airway management including foreign body airway obstruction
    • hypoxia
  • Incident management pocedures:
    • manual handling, hazardous substances, dangerous goods or chemicals
    • safe access to the casualty
    • awareness of confined spaces and dangerous places
    • removal of casualty to safe area, if appropriate
    • coordinate activities of other first aiders, if applicable

Contact First Aid International - 1300 36 56 75

Brisbane 07 3513 3255 - Sydney 02 9204 7777, Sydney Fax 02 9806 9789 - Melbourne 03 9018 9673 - Perth 08 6363 5303 Gold Coast 07 5630 1148

Head Office Fax: 07 3352 3631
Head Office Postal: PO Box 275 Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Head Office Email: headoffice@firstaidinternational.com.au

Training Locations
6/321 Kelvin Grove Rd, Kelvin Grove
11/8 Chrome St, Salisbury
Unit 1 Level 2, 52 Davenport St, Southport
Suite 9, 29 Hunter St, Parramatta