HLTAID012 Provide first aid in an education and care setting
This course covers the required skills and knowledge to provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC).
The course is designed for early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside school hours care and vacation programs and who may be required to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This course meets the regulatory requirements as stipulated by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Authority.
Price: $149.00 AUD including GST.
HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
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HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
supersedes and is not equivalent to HLTAID004 Provide an emergency
first aid response in an education and care setting
Application :
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to infants
and children in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation
Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.
This unit applies to a range of workers within an education and care setting who are required
to respond to a first aid emergency, including asthma and anaphylactic emergencies. This
includes early childhood workers and educators who work with school age children in outside
school hours care and vacation programs.
This unit of competency may contribute towards approved first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis
training under the Education and Care Services National Law, and the Education and Care
Services National Regulations (2011).
Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including
requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant
national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS :
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA :
1.1. Recognise and assess an emergency situation.
1.2. Ensure safety for self, bystanders and casualty.
1.3. Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid
response.
1.4. Seek assistance from emergency services.
2.1. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in
accordance with the ARC guidelines.
2.2. Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid
principles.
2.3. Ensure casualty feels safe, secure and supported.
2.4. Obtain consent from casualty where possible.
2.5. Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty
as comfortable as possible.
2.6. Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturers’
instructions.
2.7. Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance
with first aid principles.
3.1. Accurately convey incident details to emergency services.
3.2. Report details of incident in line with appropriate workplace
or site procedures.
3.3. Complete applicable workplace or site documentation,
including incident report form.
3.4. Report details of incidents involving infants and children to
parents or caregivers.
3.5. Follow appropriate workplace or site procedures to report
serious incidents to the regulatory authority.
3.6. Maintain privacy and confidentiality of records and
information in line with statutory or organisational policies.
4.1. Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and
other rescuers and seek help when required.
4.2. Contribute to a review of the first aid response as required.
Foundation Skills
The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and
employment skills) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this
unit of competency
Unit Mapping Information
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet –
https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705