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Course Overview
Course code: HLTAID005
Investment: $ 240.00 AUD
Duration: 2 Day Course
Course Overview
HLTAID005 Provide first aid in remote settings course is part of the fully accredited first aid training that gives you the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response and emergency life support to a casualty in a remote and/or isolated situation. The unit applies to people who may be required to prepare for and provide a first aid response in locations beyond the reach of timely medical assistance
You will be assessed on:
State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures:
ARC Guidelines relevant to provision of CPR and first aid
Safe work practices to minimise risks and potential hazards
Infection control principles and procedures, including use of standard precautions
Requirements for currency of skill and knowledge
Legal, workplace and community considerations including:
Awareness of potential need for stress-management techniques and available support following an emergency situation
Duty of care requirements
Respectful behaviour towards a casualty
Own skills and limitations
Consent
Privacy and confidentiality requirements
Importance of debriefing
Considerations when providing first aid, including:
Airway obstruction due to body position
Appropriate duration and cessation of CPR
Appropriate use of an AED
Chain of survival
Standard precautions
How to conduct a visual and verbal secondary survey assessment
Assessment and interpretation of vital signs, including respirations, temperature and pulse
Principles and procedures for first aid management of the following scenarios, contextualised to the candidate’s remote and/or isolated situation:
Abdominal injuries
Allergic reaction
Anaphylaxis
Basic care of a wound
Bleeding control
Burns
Cardiac conditions, including chest pain
Choking and airway obstruction
Crush injuries
Diabetes
Dislocations
Drowning
Envenomation
Environmental impact, including hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration and heat stroke
Eye and ear injuries
Febrile convulsions
Fractures
Head, neck and spinal injuries
Minor skin injuries
Needle stick injuries
Poisoning and toxic substances
Respiratory distress, including asthma
Seizures, including epilepsy
Shock
Soft tissue injuries, including sprains and strains
Stroke
Unconsciousness
Remote considerations in the provision of first aid, including:
Typical hazards and strategies for preparing supplies to address contingencies
Management options relations to transporting casualty, including aero-medical evacuation
How to identify and prepare areas for safe evacuation, including aero-medical evacuation
How and when to access emergency response services
Communication systems, equipment and methods available in remote situations
Priorities of management in first aid when dealing with life-threatening conditions
Specific considerations contextualised to alpine, desert, marine, rural/remote settings and tropical environments.
Basic anatomy and physiology relating to:
How to recognise a person is not breathing normally
Chest
Response/consciousness
Upper airway and effect of positional change
Considerations in provision of first aid for specified conditions, including specific considerations for remote settings Course Details The face to face training is 2 Days and covers both theory and practical aspects of the HLTAID005 Provide first aid in remote situations. Students are required to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the course commencement or will be refused entry. There is a short break at 11am and lunch is at 1pm. Lunch is not provided at the course.
There is a short multiple choice quiz at the end of the training, covering the practical Provide first aid in remote situations information learnt during the course. Students will also be assessed on practical skills as a requirement to pass the course. Certificate Validity The HLTAID005 Provide first aid in remote situations certificate is valid for three (3) years from the completion date. The Code of Practice and Australian Resuscitation Council recommends that cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills are refreshed annually.
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