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Apply First Aid is a Nationally Accredited course with great emphasis on both a practical and common sense approach. Most industry and Government standards require you to update the basic first aid course every 3 years and the CPR component every 12 months. It's designed to pass on knowledge, skills and the correct attitude necessary for giving proficient care to the ill or injured until an ambulance or specialist medical help arrives.
Target: The Senior First Aid Course is geared especially for: Airlines, Nursing, Hospitality, Mining, Construction, Heavy industry, Police, Correctional services, Security, Defence force personnel, Schools, Gymnasium, Sportspeople, Child care centers, Surf lifesavers, Swimming centres and Maritime facilities.
Objectives: course provides you with competencies to perform emergency first aid to accident victims and casualties. It also provides the first aider with basic skills to assist with injured or ill persons in the home or your workplace.
Prerequisite: Participants must be 14 years or older.
Additional Material
Prelicensing student information
Student Handbook
Course Content:
- Assessing the situation
- Principles of First Aid
- Knowing your environment
- Control of Bleeding
- Burns & scalds
- Control of bleeding
- Head, neck & spinal injuries
- Human anatomy
- Shock
- Abdominal injuries
- Eye injuries
- Trauma management
- Working in a team
- Pelvic injuries
- Safety & hazards
- Poisons
- Examination of a casualty
- Managing the unconscious patient
- Fractures, sprains and dislocations
- Chest injuries
- Bites & stings
- Treating multiple serious injuries
- C.P.R
- Soft tissues injuries
- Hazards
- Managing an unconscious casualty
- Choking
- Convulsions & seizures
- Infection control
- Asthma
- Allergic reactions
- Heart attack/stroke
- Drownings
- Hyperthermia (exposure to heat & cold)
- Ear & eye injuries
- Gunshot wounds
- Stabbings
- Glassing
- Diabetes testing
- Mouth injuries
- Epi Pen instruction
- "Mask to Face" Instruction given in each course
Course material provided by SECTA: Manual, assessment sheets and all resources required for practical tuition.
Student to provide: Pen, paper and ID
Certificate: Once a participant has successfully completed this course they will be issued with a Statement of Attainment for the Nationally recognised unit of competency from the Health Training Package
Duration: 8 Hours (the first aid trainer will instruct in practical demonstrations, role play & emergency scenarios)
Times: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm (enrolment 8am).
Cost: $125 per participant.
Dates: Every Wednesday or Saturday.
Venue: Level 1, 44 South Street, Granville (2 minutes walk from Granville Railway Station)
- On site bookings 10 - 25 participants.
Application Form
The HLTFA301B course we run also conforms to the following:
Department of Community Services Children’s Services Regulation 2004 (Child Care Centres)
Workcover Authority of NSW Guide 2001
The Australian Resuscitation Council Policy Guidelines Dated Nov 2008
Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Authority First aid in the Workplace Code of Practice 1995
Queensland Ambulance Service Act
Queensland First Aid Advisory Standard 2000
South Australian Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations
Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (First Aid) 1989
Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board NSW (HLT07)
Northern Territory First Aid in the Workplace Guide 2003
Western Australia First Aid Code of Practice
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