Course Set - HLTAID013, HLTAID014 & HLTAID015 (Remote advanced first aid course)

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required by an individual to provide an advanced first aid response and emergency life support to a casualty in a remote or isolated situation. The course can be delivered in any industry where persons may be required to provide first aid in locations beyond the reach of timely medical assistance, as part of their role at work or in the community.

With instruction and practical training in line with legal, workplace and community considerations, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies, this advanced remote first aid course teaches the skills and knowledge to recognise emergencies and provide immediate and effective CPR, first aid treatment and oxygen therapy in a range of complex situations, including remote, community and workplace settings. Furthermore, simulated real-life situations will be used to develop the skills and knowledge for using and maintaining specialised equipment for the provision of first aid, resuscitation, and oxygen therapy, as well as providing treatments specific to advanced conditions, such as inserting an appropriate basic airway adjunct, using tourniquets and haemostatic dressings for life-threatening bleeding, and administering oxygen safely at the correct flow rate.

Practical scenarios and performance tasks:

• Performance Task – Adult CPR (incl. 2 mins of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR, 2 mins bag-valve-mask and 2 mins compression two-rescuer CPR, defibrillation, selecting and inserting appropriate airway adjunct, managing oxygen equipment appropriately and managing an unconscious breathing casualty)
• Performance Task – Infant CPR
• Performance Task – Anaphylaxis
• Performance Task – Asthma
• Performance Task – Choking
• Performance Task – Non-life-threatening-bleeding & minor wound cleaning
• Performance Task – Nosebleed
• Performance Task – Fractures & dislocations
• Performance Task – Sprains and strains
• Performance Task – Envenomation (snake/ funnel-web spider bite)
• Performance Task – Hyperthermia
• Performance Task – Hypothermia
• Complete a first aid incident report form based on the simulated first aid scenario
• Simulated first aid scenario – first aid response in a remote site (incl. Basic triage for a multiple casualty incident (life-threatening bleeding (using tourniquets and haemostatic dressings) & shock, and head, neck and spinal injuries)
• Performance Tasks – Manage life-threatening bleeding and provide oxygen
• Complete a first aid incident report based on Performance Task - Manage life-threatening bleeding and provide oxygen
• Performance task – Maintain resuscitation equipment

Theory assessment:   A written assessment consisting of multiple-choice and short answer questions.