About the course
Challenging situations, such as multiple casualty incidents, having to move or extricate casualties, or treating potentially fatal illnesses and injuries, are high risk. Training is how you know what to do when you are faced with a real incident.
This course uses practical, simulated real-life situations so you gain the confidence to coordinate and manage a response, and to give advanced first aid until emergency services arrive. It follows legal, community and workplace considerations, the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
What you will learn
- Basic first aid and CPR
- Coordinating a response to a multiple casualty incident
- Treating advanced conditions such as hypothermia and hyperthermia, and head, neck and spinal injuries
- Using tourniquets and haemostatic dressings for life-threatening bleeding
- Managing a casualty in shock
- Recording the casualty's condition and completing workplace incident documentation
- Debriefing to find areas for improvement, recognising psychological impacts and seeking help when you need it
Course details
Units of competency: your certificate includes
- HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
Ways to complete it:
Option Duration Price (GST free) Face-to-face 16 hours face-to-face $295 Online with face-to-face assessment Online learning and theory assessment, then 6 hours face-to-face $250 Online learning: for the online option, the pre-course learning and theory assessment takes about 6 hours. People with similar prior training may finish sooner; people new to the subject may need longer.
Delivery: at your workplace or at a venue organised by us
Renewal: industry recommended renewal period of 36 months (3 years)
Evidence of identity: an official form of photo identification, such as a driver licence, passport or student ID
Physical requirements: you must be physically able to do the practical skills. To issue an accredited certificate, CPR must be performed on the floor, with no exemptions.
Assessment
You complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
Performance tasks and practical scenarios:
- Perform CPR on an adult, including using an AED and placing a casualty in the recovery position
- Perform CPR on an infant
- Manage a casualty with anaphylaxis
- Manage a casualty with asthma
- Manage a choking casualty
- Manage a casualty with non-life-threatening bleeding who needs minor wound cleaning
- Manage a casualty with a nosebleed
- Manage a casualty with a fracture and dislocation
- Manage a casualty with a sprain and strain
- Manage a casualty with envenomation (snake or funnel-web spider bite)
- A simulated first aid scenario: manage a casualty with a life-threatening bleed and shock
- Coordinate a multiple casualty incident
You also complete two first aid incident report forms to the required standard, one for the adult CPR scenario and one for the life-threatening bleed and shock scenario, and a written theory assessment of multiple-choice questions.
Entry requirements and support
To complete the course you need these language, literacy, numeracy and digital skills:
- Learning: take in detailed information, stay calm and make decisions to manage a serious situation until help arrives
- Reading: read and understand detailed first aid guides, labels or emergency instructions in a stressful situation
- Writing: clearly write down what happened during an emergency, including the steps taken and changes you noticed
- Oral communication: explain what is happening and pass on important information to emergency services or others helping
- Numeracy: use numbers to monitor time, check vital signs such as breathing or pulse, and track how someone is responding
- Digital literacy: use a mobile phone or basic device to read messages, follow online instructions, complete online forms and access learning resources
When you enrol you complete a short self-evaluation against these core skills, so your trainer knows about any extra support you may need. For the online option you need a computer, smartphone, tablet or other device with internet access. The online learning is in the student portal, and support is available if you need it.
Enrolment with Allens Training
This course is delivered and assessed by Orana Skills Centre on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd, RTO 90909. Your enrolment is with Allens Training. The student handbook sets out your rights and responsibilities, including complaints and appeals.
In-house training
We run advanced first aid courses for organisations at a time that suits your workforce, at your workplace anywhere in NSW and Australia. Contact us to arrange a course for your team.
Related courses
- HLTAID011 Provide first aid
- HLTSS00068 Occupational First Aid Skill Set, which builds on advanced first aid
- HLTAID009 CPR, the annual CPR refresher
- All first aid training