HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy

The HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy course provides the skills and knowledge required to use specialised equipment to provide resuscitation in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

The course applies to workers who may be required to use specialised equipment to provide resuscitation in a range of complex situations, including community and workplace settings.

Award issued:

• Participants who are deemed competent upon completing all the course requirements (theory and practical assessments) will receive a Statement of Attainment in:
  • HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy

Course information:

• Must hold HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid.
• The Australian Resuscitation Council recommends HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation be renewed every 12 months. It is important to note that some positions, employers and industry associations require that you renew your HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation every 12 months.
• HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy should be renewed every 12 months.

Course requirements:

• All participants must be able to kneel on the floor while performing uninterrupted CPR for a minimum of 2 minutes per round as per the assessment requirements set in the Unit of Competency (HLTAID015) and must be able to demonstrate safe manual handling (bending the knees while lifting an object).
• All participants must be able to kneel on the floor while performing 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR, as per the assessment requirements set in the Unit of Competency.
• All participants must have a moderate understanding of English to be able to complete the course.
• Students will be required to provide their own digital devices and have access to reliable internet to record and submit assessments, including access to:
  • Internet access through Google Chrome or other internet browsers
  • MS Word or equivalent applications
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent applications.

Course duration:

• Face to Face Delivery: 8 hours in the classroom
• Blended Delivery: 5 hours self-paced eLearning, 7 hours in the classroom
• Online Delivery: 5 hours self-paced eLearning, 7 hours in the classroom

Assessment requirements:

Participants are provided with an assessment workbook containing the theory assessments and details of the practical assessments.

• The theory assessments consist of multiple-choice quizzes.
• The practical assessments consist of practical exercises and workplace-based scenarios which need to be completed in groups or pairs. They will involve demonstrating your skills in placing a casualty in the recovery position, performing CPR on adult and infant manikins on the floor, and applying principles and procedures for first aid management.
• Topics included in the assessments:
  • Guidelines and procedures
  • Legal, workplace and community considerations
  • Administration of oxygen
  • Considerations when providing resuscitation
  • Techniques for providing CPR to adults, children and infants
  • Assessment and interpretation of vital signs, including normal clinical values for respiration, pulse, oxygen saturation
  • Level of consciousness
  • How to use a suction device
  • Signs, symptoms and management of life-threatening bleeding, including use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings
  • Considerations when providing oxygen
  • Methods for cleaning, replenishing, recharging and maintaining resuscitation and oxygen equipment
  • Psychological impacts of first aid incidents on rescuers and how to seek help

Please note that all assessment requirements must be completed as Satisfactory within 60 days of the Practical Assessment component being completed.

Essential outcomes:

• Respond to a remote emergency
• Perform resuscitation procedures
• Deliver oxygen therapy
• Communicate details of the incident
• Review the incident

Course Locations:

The HLTAID015 – Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy course is available in various locations around Australia.

Recognition of Prior Learning

All individual students are offered the opportunity to apply for RPL, please see the Participant Handbook or enquire via the ‘Enquire Now’ link below for the procedure on how to apply. Certain units of competency may not be eligible for recognition of prior learning (RPL). These exclusions may be due to regulatory, assessment, or practical requirements that cannot be satisfied through RPL.

Cost:  From $200 per participant when conducted at suitable locations as determined by Aspen Medical Training Academy.  For quoting at your desired location, send us an enquiry via the ‘Enquire now’ link below.

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