HLTAID012: Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting
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.
This unit applies to a range of workers within an education and care setting who are required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This includes early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs.
This unit of competency may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care Services National Regulations (2011).
Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities
You will learn how to
• Respond to an emergency situation.
• Apply appropriate first aid procedures
• Communicate details of the incident
• Review the incident
This unit also includes the below units:
HLTAID009 - Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Your requirements
Online theory component MUST be completed prior to course commencement