Overview

Formerly HLTFA311A Apply First Aid. The aim of this course is to impart the knowledge, skills and attitude deemed necessary for providing first aid response to a casualty. This unit applied to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings

Specific licencising/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

Units of Competency

HLTAID003 Provide First Aid

Topics Covered

•  Principles of first aid.
•  Legal issues in first aid.
•  First aid documents.
•  Human anatomy.
•  Basic first aid hygiene.
•  The chain of survival.
• First aid kits.
• Essential first aid.
•  The unconscious casualty.
•  Examination of a casualty.
•  Airway management.
•  Trauma.
•  External, internal bleeding and shock.
•  Medical conditions.