Learn the skills to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

What is First Aid?

• Standard Precautions
• Renewal
• Handover
• First Aid Kits
• Workplace

Legal & Community Considerations

• Good Samaritan
• Skills and Limitations
• Consent
• Privacy
• Stress and Debriefing
• Incident Report Form

Anatomy & Physiology

• Respiratory System
• Cardiovascular System
• Anatomical Differences - Children

DRS ABCD

• Chain of Survival
• DRS ABCD
• DRS ABCD scenarios
• AED maintenance

Bleeding & Wounds

• Minor Wounds
• Bleeding Control
• Internal Bleeding
• Sharps Injuries

Trauma

• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Soft Tissue Injuries
• Head Injuries
• Spinal Injuries
• Choking
• Eye Injuries
• Shock
• Burns

Medical Conditions & Illnesses

• Stroke
• Heart Attack
• Angina
• Asthma (including action plans)
• Anaphylaxis & Allergic Reaction (new)
• Diabetes
• Seizures

Environmental

• Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
• Pressure Immobilisation Technique
• Snakes and Spiders
• Marine Envenomation
• Poisonings
• Drowning

Practical assessment

You will be supplied with relevant and appropriate equipment including:

• adult and infant resuscitation manikins following ARC guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures
• adrenaline auto-injector training device
• AED training devices
• workplace first aid kit
• placebo bronchodilator and spacer device
• different types of wound dressings and bandages
• blankets and items to treat for shock
• personal protective equipment (PPE)
• workplace injury, trauma or illness record, or other applicable workplace or site incident report form.

Our comprehensive online assessment is designed to evaluate your knowledge and skills through a variety of question formats. Expect a combination of multiple-choice, true/false, short answer, and video response questions. This diverse approach ensures a thorough understanding of the material, allowing you to demonstrate your competency effectively and conveniently from any location.

There are practical assessments to complete. You must complete and pass all assessments to complete the course and attain the certification.

During the practical assessment, you will need to demonstrate your ability to safely and effectively deal with a simulated emergency scenario. This will involve:

• demonstrating an emergency action plan and applying DRSABCD
• making a verbal report to you about the information to be passed on to the first response team about the CPR incident corresponding to the IMISTAMBO or ISBAR acronym
• responding to at least one community or workplace contextualised scenario where the candidate has no knowledge of the casualty's condition prior to starting treatment
• incident reporting and participated in a post-incident debrief and evaluation of own performance