Safe Start First Aid - HLTAID012 - Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting (including Foundations of Safe Sleep)

Give your little one the safest start in life – learn essential first aid and safe sleep practices for children aged 0–5. Practical, confidence-building training in first aid and safe sleep – because little lives depend on you. Peace of mind for parents – first aid and safe sleep skills tailored for babies and young children.

This course provides practical training for workers 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.

It 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 differences 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.

The 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.

This course also includes a fully online non-accredited training module in safe sleep practices for infants and young children. It covers risk reduction for SIDS and SUDI, creating safe environments, meeting legislative requirements, and supporting consistent routines. The content is aligned with national guidelines and provides practical strategies that educators can apply in early childhood settings.

Units Being Delivered

The following units will be included in your certificate:

• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
• HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
• Non-accredited – Foundations of Safe Sleep in Early Childhood

Entry Requirements

Participants must have the physical capacity to perform the practical demonstrations, such as 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on the floor and performing rescue breathing techniques on manikins.

Online study:  Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic devices with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.

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

Online delivery with face to face Practical Assessment: Self-paced enhanced online learning with a scheduled 120 minute face to face practical assessment.

Certificate Renewal Requirements

The units have the following recommended renewal periods:

• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 12 months
• HLTAID010 – Provide basic emergency life support   | 36 months
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid  |  36 months
• HLTAID012 – Provide First Aid in an education and care setting | 36 months
• Non-accredited – Foundations of Safe Sleep in Early Childhood | Not applicable

Assessment Activities
Performance tasks and practical scenarios:

• Perform CPR on an adult (incl. the use of an AED and placing a casualty into the recovery position)
• Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario
• Perform CPR on a child
• Perform CPR on an infant
• Manage a child casualty with anaphylaxis
• Manage a child casualty with asthma
• Manage a choking child and infant casualty
• Manage a child casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, requiring minor wound cleaning
• Manage a child casualty with a nosebleed
• Manage a child casualty with a fracture and dislocation
• Manage a child casualty with a sprain and strain
• Manage a child casualty with envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)

Theory assessment:

• A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice questions.

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