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 have a moderate level of English to be able to complete the course.

Course duration:

• Eight (8) hours of face-to-face

OR

• Four (4) hours face-to-face and eLearning.

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

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.

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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