HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an Education & Care Setting

This HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an Education & Care Setting course has been developed for educators and support staff working within an education and care setting to respond to first aid emergencies in line with legal and workplace requirements, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies. Please note this course includes HLTAID009 – Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

This courses teaches how to identify illness or injury, access emergency services, safely provide first aid treatment using action plans, equipment and resources for CPR, defibrillation, administering an autoinjector for anaphylaxis, administering asthma medication, immobilisation for envenomation, fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, for bleeding and shock and other conditions.

You will learn basic anatomy, physiology and the difference between adults, children and infants relating to CPR, managing an infant or child with an acute illness, or who requires an immediate ambulance response and conveying incident details to parents, caregivers and emergency services.

This course covers completing incident documentation and debriefing for improvement of response, recognising psychological impacts, talking with children about their emotions and seeking help as required.

The course is delivered in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines utilising experienced trainers with real world experience.

We provide the following methods of course delivery all with a fast certificate turnaround:

Face to Face: 9 hours (minimum) delivery, full face to face course.

Blended Delivery: 6 hours (minimum) face to face course with the addition of 1 hour self-paced learning to be completed prior to attending the face to face course.

Online delivery with face to face Practical Assessment: Self-paced enhanced online learning with a scheduled 60 minute face to face practical assessment.

This course is recommended for renewal every 36 months and is completely COVID compliant.  

Access your student handbook here.