The course
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants and children in line with first aid guidelines determined by 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.
The course is applicable to not only workers who may be called on to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, but families as well. It’s useful for employees and managers in a workplace, for community organisations, families, and public.
Course content
The First Aid Course in Education and Care covers:
- Shock – absolute, & relative
- Duty of care, consent, negligence, reporting
- Debriefing
- Chain of survival
- The emergency action plan
- The unconscious casualty
- Airway management
- CPR & defibrillation
- Trauma
- Medical emergencies
- Basic spinal management
- Differences between paediatrics , children, and adults
- Recognising a sick child
- Airway compromise in paediatrics, with respiratory distress
- Fever
- Referral services
General public courses are run both mid week, and on weekends.
We offer private courses for a minimum of eight (8) participants at your workplace or other suitable venue.
This course is now offered by Highlands Training Solutions (RTO No. 46207) previously conducted by Highlands First Aid.
