Apply Advanced First Aid -
(Occupational First Aid)
HLTFA402B - Statement of Attainment
Instructor Guarantee:
Medical Rescue guarantees our
course instructor will be a qualified and experienced Intensive Care Paramedic
with real Ambulance Service experience or a qualified and experienced Intensive
Care Nurse with real intensive care hospital experience.
Medical Rescue guarantees you do
not have to sit through instruction from a part time first aid attendant, a
first aid is my hobby instructor, or somebody who has no real hands on
experience. Our instructors have more than 15 years in the field each.
Medical Rescue Guarantees all our
Instructors al have Certificate IV Assessment and Training or TAA and have
instructed many first aid courses and trained, coached mentored many ambulance
and nurse students.
Course Outcome:
This unit deals with the provision of advanced first aid
response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first
aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance.
This unit also addresses the establishment and maintenance
of facilities to enable or facilitate the provision of appropriate first aid in
the workplace.
This unit also incorporates the content of HLTFA404A Apply
advanced resuscitation techniques.
Entry Requirements:
Prerequisite to attend this course:
The student applicant
must have and produce one of the following certificates or equivalent and - must
be current.
·Apply First Aid - HLTFA301B – Statement of Attainment,
·Workplace
First Aid (Senior First Aid) Certificate.
Booking
and Enrolment Procedure:
·No individual bookings - Group Bookings only
·Minimum booking and fee is for 10 students (contact
us if you have less than 10 students)
·Please
email us for further information or to start the procedure for booking a
course.
Nominal Duration:
28 hours nominal course time and can be
tailored to your needs - depending on
course size and does not include breaks.
Example of course delivery:-
·4
days of 7 hours per day face to face lessons
·7
days of 4 hour lessons
·14
days 2 hour lessons
Qualification:
·Nationally Recognised Statement of
Attainment - Apply Advanced First Aid- HLTFA402B
Valid
for 3 years
To receive a Statement of Attainment
you must -:
·Attend
each and all face to face sessions
·Pass
the Theory Assessment and Practical Demonstrations
Note: The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) recommends
that you attend a resuscitation update every 12 months.
Competencies to be
achieved during the training:
At
the successful completion of this course you will be able to:
·Apply
First Aid to a casualty suffering Crush Injuries
·Maintain
the correct WorkCover documentation & Legislative requirements of an
Occupational First Aider
·Undertake
the correct requirements for Running a First Aid Centre & Apply correct administration
for Medications
·Demonstrate
the Safe use of Medical Oxygen Equipment
·Administer
Oxygen Therapy and Resuscitation to a casualty
·Demonstrate
an understanding of Toxicological Hazards and the use of Material Safety Data
Sheets
·Assess
the Hazards of Confined Spaces
·Administer
First Aid for casualties suffering from Extremes of Temperature
·Administer
First Aid for Minor Wounds & Apply Infection Control Procedures
(A full copy of the course curriculum will be made available upon request)
Assessment Procedure:
You
will be assessed at the end of the course to show your instructor that you have
an appropriate understanding of the procedures necessary to manage a
life-threatening situation.
This
will consist of:
Examination
paper (multiple choice & short answer)
You must pass each section to qualify for the Statement of
Attainment.
Facilities &
Equipment:
·Each
participant will be provided with all of the intellectual materials required to
study all modules.
·Each
program will also be supported with adequate Teaching Aids to assist with the
theory and practical training modules such as CPR manikins, Bandages, Visual
Aids, Handouts etc as appropriate.
Element of Competence
Course Content
Primary First Aid Management
1. Define Crush Syndrome
- The potential physical effects & complications of
Crush Injuries & Crush Syndrome
2. Demonstrate the first management
of a conscious and unconscious patient suffering with crush injury and/or
crush syndrome
- First Aid Priority DRABCD Action Plan
- Management of a conscious and unconscious patient suffering with crush
injury &/or crush syndrome
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the
content and requirements of relevant state government legislation relating to
workplace first aid
- Appropriate First Aid Regulations or Codes of Practice
4. Demonstrate a knowledge of the
content and requirements of the 'Register of Injuries'
- Why it is necessary to maintain accurate records of all
injuries in the workplace.
- Accurate completion of case records and other relevant documentation.
5. State the various routes of
administration that a first aider is permitted to administer a medication
- The (3) drug schedules most relevant to the first aider
- The various routes of administration that a first aider is permitted to
administer a medication
6. List the most common types of
medications stored in a first aid room
- The most common types of medications stored in a first
aid room
7. List the checks that must be
made before administering a medication
- Why medications must be administered accurately
- The checks that must be made before administering a medication
8. Demonstrate an ability to record
medications given to a patient by an Occupational First Aider
- Recording of medications given to a patient by an
Occupational First Aider
9. Demonstrate an ability to
develop and maintain a system where the First Aid room and all First Aid Kits
are regularly checked and restocked.
- First Aid Room Stocking systems & checks
10. State why
some conditions may require Oxygen Therapy
- Why some conditions may require Oxygen Therapy
- Recognition of a lack of oxygen
11. State the
safety precautions that are required when using oxygen equipment.
- Recognition of medical oxygen cylinders in Australia
- Components of a portable oxygen unit
- Safety precautions that are required when using oxygen equipment.
12. Demonstrate
the correct method of administering Oxygen Therapy
- Administering oxygen therapy to a breathing patient
suffering hypoxia by using a :- · Bi-nasal Cannula · Fixed face mask.
13. Describe
why First Aiders must seek medical advice / aid during administration of
Oxygen to patients
14. Demonstrate
the safe use of Oxygen powered suction to a patient's airway
- Correct and efficient techniques for providing
oxygen-powered suction to both breathing and non-breathing patients.
15. Demonstrate
the correct method of administering Oxygen Resuscitation
- Appropriate selection and correct, safe and efficient assembly
of oxygen-powered equipment supplied in class.
- Competent administration of oxygen resuscitation to a non-breathing
casualty by using the: · Self-Inflating Bag & mask · Manual Oxygen Powered Resuscitator.
16. Interpret
and assess the relevant information on material safety data sheets including:
Health Hazard information and emergency first aid procedures.
- Need and use of material safety data sheets
- Interpretation and assessment of the relevant information on Material
#Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) including: Health Hazard information and Emergency
First Aid procedures
17. List the
possible routes by which chemicals may enter the body.
- Possible routes by which chemicals may enter the body
18. Describe
the First Aid management for the ingestion of corrosive and non- corrosive
chemicals
- Differences between a corrosive and non-corrosive poison
- First Aid management for the ingestion of corrosive and non-corrosive
chemicals
- Safety precautions that need to be adopted to protect the lungs and skin
against chemical contamination
19. Demonstrate
a knowledge of the content and requirements of the relevant state government
Health (Entry into confined spaces) Regulations
- Hazards of confined spaces
- Definition of a "confined space"
- Content and requirements of the Health ( Entry into confined spaces)
Regulations
20. Demonstrate
the First aid management for Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke
- Definition of Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion.
- Signs and symptoms of exposure and their possible causes
- First aid management for exposure, as appropriate to either cool or warm
the patient
21. Demonstrate
the First Aid Management for Hypothermia
- Monitoring and Recording Vital Signs
- Seeking medical assistance as required
