HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid
The HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid course skills and knowledge required to provide an advanced first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
The course applies to workers who may be required to provide, coordinate and manage a first aid response across a range of complex situations, including community and workplace settings.
Certification issued
Students who are deemed competent upon completing all the course requirements (theory and practical assessments) will receive a Statement of Attainment in:
- HLTAID0114 – Provide Advanced First Aid
which includes
Course information
- This course applies to all persons who may be required to provide an advanced first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
- There are no pre-requisites for this first aid course however students must be aware of the course requirements as below.
- The Australian Resuscitation Council recommends HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation component is renewed every 12 months.
- The Safe Work Australia First Aid in the Workplace Model Code of Practice requires employers to ensure their nominated first aiders attend training regularly to remain current. The Code of Practice recommends that refresher First Aid training be carried out every three (3) years, and CPR training be carried out annually (12 months).
Course requirements
- All students must be able to kneel on the floor while performing at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor, and performing at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface, and must be able to demonstrate safe manual handling (bending the knees while lifting an object).
- All students 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
- This course has an enrolment period of 180 days, and a completion timeframe as set out in the Student Handbook. All assessment requirements must be completed as Satisfactory within 60 days of the Practical Assessment component being completed as per the Student Completion of Accredited Training Policy. To review this information prior to enrolling, you can view the Student Completion of Accredited Training Policy in full along here, and the Student Handbook here.
Course duration
- Face to Face Delivery: 16 hours in the classroom
- Blended Delivery: 8 hours self-paced eLearning, 16 hours in the classroom
Assessment requirements
Due to the physical requirements of this unit, the student must have the ability to perform 2 minutes of CPR on an adult manikin, 2 minutes of CPR on an infant manikin, and demonstrate safe manual handling as per the course requirements.
Students are required to complete both theory and practical assessments:
- Theory assessments (either eLearning or face-to-face) consist of multiple-choice and True/False questions.
- Experienced trainers assess practical assessments during the face-to-face session. These 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 manikins on the floor and infant manikins on a firm surface, and applying principles and procedures for first aid management.
Topics included in the assessments:
- Guidelines and procedures
- Legal, workplace and community considerations
- Administration of medication
- Considerations when providing CPR
- Techniques for providing CPR to adults, children and infants
- Considerations when providing first aid
- Abdominal injuries
- Allergic reaction, anaphylaxis and asthma
- Non-life-threatening bleeding
- Life-threatening bleeding, including use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings
- Burns
- Cardiac conditions, including chest pain
- Childbirth
- Choking
- Crush injuries
- Diabetes
- Drowning
- Ear and eye injuries, including bleeding from the ear
- Envenomation – all current treatments
- Fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
- Head, neck and spinal injuries
- Hypothermia and hyperthermia
- Minor wounds
- Nose-bleed
- Poisoning
- Seizures
- Shock
- Sharps injuries
- Stroke
Essential outcomes
- Respond to an emergency situation
- Apply appropriate first aid procedures
- Coordinate first aid activities until the arrival of medical assistance
- Communicate details of the incident
- Review the incident.
Student Wellbeing and Support
This course includes simulations of responding to emergency scenarios, which may be confronting to some individuals. Please refer to our support services policy and list of support services located within the Student Handbook or reach out to our team for more information prior to course enrolment.
Reasonable Adjustments
Students are supported to disclose their disability so that requested reasonable adjustments may be made where appropriate and possible. Whilst reasonable adjustments can be made in terms of how evidence of performance is gathered, the evidence criteria for making competent/not yet competent decisions must align with the training product.
Enrolment
Students can review the Student Handbook and Enrolment Policy online prior to enrolling. The Student Handbook contains important information for students including the code of conduct, privacy information, and terms and conditions of enrolment.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning is not offered for this course as per our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy. Students may also refer to the Student Handbook for more information.
Course Locations
Our HLTAID014 – Provide Advanced First Aid course can be delivered in various private locations around Australia.
Fees
Individual student course costs are $305 per student. For business-to-business quoting of training services, please send us an enquiry via the ‘Enquire now’ link below.