Course summary
The Provide First Aid course fosters the knowledge and skills necessary for administering life support in emergency situations. This comprehensive training immerses participants in vital subjects, ensuring they are well-prepared to administer prompt and effective first aid during critical moments.
Offering both instruction and hands-on training, this first-aid course guides individuals in recognising emergencies and administering immediate and effective first-aid treatment to those suddenly taken ill or injured. Aligned with the guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council and other prominent clinical bodies in Australia, the course places emphasis on legal, workplace, and community considerations.
The covered topics encompass the identification and management of various emergencies, fundamental principles of wound care, and the proper handling of burns, fractures, bites, with a strong emphasis on the importance of immediate responses in life-threatening situations.
Key information
Half Day
Workshop
$POA AUD inc GST
per group
Suitable professions
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
Allied Health Workers
Enrolled Nurse
Frontline Admin Staff
General Practitioner
Paramedic
Pharmacist
Practice Manager
Registered Nurse
Teacher
Units of competency
HLTAID011
Endorsed by
Course details
This course is open to any individuals who may need to perform First Aid in various scenarios.
Participants are instructed on assessing casualties, ensuring safety, contacting emergency services, and providing first aid.
The curriculum includes hands-on experience in performing CPR and using a defibrillator, administering medication for anaphylaxis and asthma, aiding someone who is choking, employing immobilisation techniques for injuries such as envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains, as well as managing non-life-threatening bleeding and shock.
Participants will engage in interactive group sessions and discussions in an environment that provides realistic in-depth, scenarios and simulations.
Additionally, the curriculum covers the chain of survival, documenting and communicating incident details in both written and verbal forms, evaluating incidents to improve response times and skills, recognising psychological effects, and knowing when and how to seek assistance if necessary.
- Respond to emergency situations.
- Apply appropriate First Aid procedures.
- Communicate details of incidents.
- Review the incidents.
- 2 hours of face-to-face workshop
- 2-3 hours of online learning completed via accessIQ
Our course is also available for group bookings, with the convenience of us coming to your location, catering to a minimum of 10 participants. Enjoy the flexibility and tailored learning experience without the hassle of travel arrangements. Email our Partnerships Manager John at [email protected] to book.
No prerequisites are necessary for the Provide First Aid course, but participants must possess a basic level of literacy and numeracy for course admission.
If you have any medical conditions or special needs that may hinder your completion of practical assessments, especially performing CPR on a manikin on the floor, please inform us. It is mandatory to perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor as part of the course requirements.
Workshop performance tasks and practical scenarios:
- Administer CPR to an adult, including the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and placing the individual into the recovery position.
- Administer CPR to an infant.
- Handle a casualty experiencing anaphylaxis.
- Address a casualty with asthma.
- Assist a choking casualty.
- Address a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, involving minor wound cleaning.
- Attend to a casualty with a nosebleed.
- Address a casualty with a fracture and dislocation.
- Attend to a casualty with a sprain and strain.
- Provide assistance to a casualty with envenomation, such as a snake or funnel-web spider bite.
Theory assessment: An online assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.
In this nationally-accredited course participants are instructed on assessing casualties, ensuring safety, contacting emergency services, and providing first aid. Taught by an experienced Paramedic with over 20 years of experience, group bookings are available.
Students enrolled in Benchmarque Group courses should adhere to the following principles:
- Display a commitment to learning and to achieving success
- Be responsible and accountable for their own learning, behaviour and decisions
- Actively participate in all workshop activities and learning experiences
- Attend all scheduled sessions and be punctual at all times
- Complete all online assessments and workplace practice activities
- Work in harmony and respect the rights and opinions of staff and other students
- Treat others as they themselves would like to be treated
- Use acceptable language at all times.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
This course is open to any individuals who may need to perform First Aid in various scenarios.
We run the First Aid class as a group booking, however, there may be some publicly available classes scheduled throughout the year. We’ll add you to an EOI list and reach out with further information.
This is an accredited program that covers both Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) skills.
