HLTFA301B - Apply First Aid

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response and life support as well as management of the casualties, the incident and other first aiders until the arrival of medical or other assistance.

These skills and knowledge may be applied in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings. Application of these skills and knowledge should be would be adapted as required to address specific industry, enterprise or workplace requirements and to address specific risks, hazards and associated injuries.

A current Senior First Aid, Workplace Level 2 or Level 2 qualification may provide evidence of skills and knowledge required by this competency unit. However, as with all evidence of competence, evidence must be assessed against the requirements specified in the competency unit. This course is Nationally Accredited.

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this unit. This unit incorporates the following two units:

HLTCPR201A Perform CPR
HLTFA201A Provide basic emergency life support

Performance criteria

Participant's competency will be tested on their ability to:

Assess the situation
- Identify assess and minimise hazards in the situation that may pose a risk of injury or illness to self and others
- Minimise immediate risk to self and casualty's health and safety by controlling any hazard in accordance with occupational health and safety requirements
- Assess casualty and identify injuries, illnesses and conditions
Apply first aid procedures
- Calmly provide information to reassure casualty, adopting a communication style to match the casualty's level of consciousness
- Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
- Respond to the casualty in a culturally aware, sensitive and respectful manner
- Determine and explain the nature of casualty's injury/condition and relevant first aid procedures to provide comfort
- Seek consent from casualty prior to applying first aid management
- Provide first aid management in accordance with established first aid principles and Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and/or State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and industry requirements
- Seek first aid assistance from others in a timely manner and as appropriate
- Correctly operate first aid equipment as required for first aid management according to manufacturer/supplier's instructions and local policies and/or procedures
- Use safe manual handling techniques as required
- Monitor casualty's condition and respond in accordance with effective first aid principles and procedures
- Finalise casualty management according to casualty's needs and first aid principles
Communicate details of the incident
- Request ambulance support and/or appropriate medical assistance according to relevant circumstances using relevant communication media and equipment
- Accurately convey assessment of casualty's condition and management activities to ambulance services /other emergency services/relieving personnel
- Prepare reports as appropriate in a timely manner, presenting all relevant facts according to established procedures
- Accurately record details of casualty's physical condition, changes in conditions, management and response to management in line with established procedures
- Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with privacy principles and statutory and/or organisation policies
Evaluate own performance
- Seek feedback from appropriate clinical expert
- Recognise the possible psychological impacts on rescuers of involvement in critical incidents
- Participate in debriefing/evaluation as appropriate to improve future response and address individual needs

Required skills and knowledge

Participant's knowledge and skills developed in this unit include:

Essential knowledge:

ARC Guidelines relating to provision of first aid as outlined
Working knowledge of:
- Basic principles and concepts underlying the practice of first aid
- Procedures for dealing with major and minor injury and illness
- Priorities of management in first aid when dealing with life threatening conditions
- Basic occupational health and safety requirements in the provision of first aid
- Infection control principles and procedures, including use of standard precautions
- Chain of survival
- First aiders' skills and limitations
Understanding of the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), including when to use and when not to
First aid management of:
- Abdominal injuries
- Allergic reactions
- Altered and loss of consciousness
- Bleeding
- Burns : thermal, chemical, friction, electrical
- Cardiac arrest
- Casualty with no signs of life
- Chest pain
- Choking/airway obstruction
- Injuries: cold and crush injuries; eye and ear injuries; head, neck and spinal injuries;
- Minor skin injuries; needle stick injuries; soft tissue injuries including sprains, strains, dislocations
- Envenomation : snake, spider, insect and marine bites
- Environmental impact such as hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration, heat stroke
- Fractures
- Medical conditions, including cardiac conditions, epilepsy, diabetes, asthma and other respiratory conditions
- Near drowning
- Poisoning and toxic substances (including chemical contamination)
- Respiratory distress
- Seizures
- Shock
- Stroke
- Substance misuse : common drugs and alcohol, including illicit drugs
Awareness of stress management techniques and available support
Social/legal issues:
- Duty of care
- Need to be culturally aware, sensitive and respectful
- Importance of debriefing
- Confidentiality
- Own skills and limitations

Essential skills:

Ability to:

Conduct an initial casualty assessment
Plan an appropriate first aid response in line with established first aid principles, policies and procedures, ARC Guidelines and/or State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and industry requirements and respond appropriately to contingencies in line with own skills
Demonstrate correct procedures for performing CPR using a manikin, including standard precautions (i.e. as per unit HLTCPR201A Perform CPR)
Apply first aid principles
Infection control, including use of standard precautions
Follow OH&S guidelines
Demonstrate:
- Safe manual handling
- Consideration of the welfare of the casualty
- Ability to call an ambulance
- Site management to prevent further injury
Provide assistance with self-medication as per subject's own medication regime and in line with State/Territory legislation, regulations and policies and any available medical/pharmaceutical instructions
Administer medication in line with state/territory regulations, legislation and policies
Prepare a written incident report or provide information to enable preparation of an incident report
Communicate effectively and assertively in an incident
Make prompt and appropriate decisions relating to managing an incident in the workplace
Call an ambulance and/or medical assistance according to relevant circumstances and report casualty's condition
Use literacy and numeracy skills as required to read, interpret and apply guidelines and protocols
Evaluate own response and identify appropriate improvements where required

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded Nationally Accredited certification. This course is valid for 3 years however CPR refresher training must be undertaken annually for this qualification to remain current. Participants can also undertake the one day HLTFA301B Apply First Aid Update Refresher course rather than undertake a full 2 days training again to extend the duration of their qualification.

This training course is accredited by Fire and Safety Australia RTO:22250

Duration

2 days

HLTFA402B - Apply Advanced First Aid

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, and provision of support to other providers.

Application of these skills and knowledge would be adapted as required to address specific industry, enterprise or workplace requirements and to address specific risks and hazards and associated injuries.

Prerequisites

This unit should be assessed after completing the following unit:

HLTFA301B Apply first aid

This unit is structured to incorporate the content of:

HLTFA404A Apply advanced resuscitation techniques

This unit builds on HLTFA301B: Apply first aid to include additional skills and use of a range of equipment

Performance criteria

Participant's competency will be tested on their ability to:

Assess the situation
- Identify, assess and minimise hazards that may pose a risk of injury or illness to self and others
- Assess risks to first aider and others and determine appropriate response to ensure prompt control of situation
- Ascertain and prioritise the need for emergency services/medical assistance and undertake triage where required
- Deploy resources to appropriate locations as required in line with workplace procedures
Manage the casualty
- Determine and explain the nature of casualty's injury/condition and relevant first aid procedures to provide comfort
- Respond to the casualty in a culturally aware, sensitive and respectful manner
- Seek consent for management of the casualty's injury/illness from person(s) where relevant
- Determine and implement welfare procedure according to casualty(s) needs
- Control effects of injury and determine and apply appropriate first aid management to meet the needs of the casualty and situation
- Assist with self-medication in accordance with State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and manufacture's/supplier's instructions and subject to casualty's regime
- Monitor casualty's condition and respond in a timely manner in accordance with effective first aid principles
- Correctly operate basic life support equipment where appropriate according to relevant legislation and manufacturer's/supplier's instructions
- Apply safety procedures for operation of pressurised gases
- Use safe manual handling techniques
- Finalise management according to casualty's needs and first aid principles
- Coordinate first aid activities until arrival of medical assistance
- Identify available resources required and establish communication links with appropriate personnel, emergency management services and medical assistance as appropriate
- Deploy correct amount of resources to appropriate locations in an effective manner to ensure timely arrival of required resources
- Document the provision of resources and recommend modifications as required
- Monitor the condition of casualties in accordance with first aid principles and workplace procedures
- Coordinate evacuation of casualties according to relevant evacuation procedures
- Arrange support services for personnel involved in the incident in accordance with relevant principles and procedures
Communicate essential incident details:
- Maintain communication with relevant personnel using appropriate media and equipment
- Communicate first aid information with other providers/carers as appropriate to meet their needs and in accordance with workplace procedures
- Calmly provide information to reassure casualty, adopting a communication style to match the casualty's level of consciousness
- Prepare an incident report in line with organisation requirements
- Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with privacy principles and statutory and/or organisation policies
Evaluate the incident
- Evaluate management of the incident and where required develop an action plan in consultation with relevant parties
- Participate in debriefing/evaluation in order to improve future operations and address individual's needs
- Formulate and review contingency planning to identify and select alternative management principles and procedures as required

Required skills and knowledge

Participant's knowledge and skills developed in this unit include:

Essential knowledge:

Working knowledge of:
- Legal responsibilities and duty of care, including confidentiality
- Basic anatomy (skeleton, muscles, joints, bones), physiology and toxicology
- ARC Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and/or state/territory regulations, legislation and policies relating to provision of first aid
- Procedures for dealing with major and minor accidents in the workplace
- Infection control principles and procedures, including using standard precautions
- How to gain access to and interpret material safety data sheets (MSDS's)
- Company/organisation standard operating procedures (sops)
- Priorities of management in first aid
- Occupational health and safety requirements in the provision of first aid.
- Capabilities of emergency management services
- First aiders' skills and limitations
- Safe storage and handling procedures for pressurised gases
- Advanced resuscitation techniques as per HLTFA404A Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques
First aid management procedures in accordance with ARC Guidelines, state/territory regulations, legislation and policies and organisation requirements for conditions
Working knowledge of:
- The use of AED, oxygen, bronchodilator
- Spinal care
- Management of anaphylactic shock reaction
- The use of analgesic gases
Incident management procedures:
- Manual handling, hazardous substances, dangerous goods or chemicals
- Basic triage for a multiple casualty incident
- Safe access to the casualty
- Awareness of confined spaces and dangerous places
- Removal of casualty to safe area, if appropriate
- Coordinate activities of other first aiders, if applicable
First aid management procedures may also relate to emergency childbirth
Complications and associated methods of management for conditions identified in the range statement
State and territory regulatory requirements relating to currency of skill and knowledge
Social issues, especially in particular workplace or community context including:
- Importance of debriefing
- Need to be culturally aware, sensitive and respectful
- Confidentiality
- Own skills and limitations
Awareness of stress management techniques and available support
Safety procedures for the operation of pressurised gases

Essential skills:

Ability to:

Manage specific injuries/illnesses and conditions
Conduct an initial casualty assessment
Plan an appropriate first aid response in line with established first aid principles, policies and procedures, ARC Guidelines and/or State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and industry requirements and respond appropriately to contingencies in line with own skills
Apply advanced resuscitation techniques as per HLTFA404A Apply Advanced Resuscitation Techniques
Use a range of first aid equipment
Demonstrate the application of first aid principles
Comply with OH&S legislation
Provide assistance with self-medication as per subject's own medication regime and in line with State/Territory legislation, regulations and policies and any available medical/pharmaceutical instructions
Administer medication in line with State/Territory regulations, legislation and policies and any available medical/pharmaceutical instructions
Demonstrate:
- Safe manual handling
- Adequate infection control procedures
- Consideration of the welfare of the casualty
- Safe storage and handling procedures for pressurised gases
Prepare a written incident report or provide information
Interpret and use listed documents
Communicate effectively and assertively and show leadership in an incident
Make prompt and appropriate decisions relating to managing an incident in the workplace
Read, interpret and apply guidelines and protocols
Call an ambulance and/or medical assistance according to relevant circumstances and report casualty's condition

Certification

Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded Nationally Accredited certification. The qualification lasts for three years and HLTCPR201A CPR refresher training must be undertaken each year for certificate to remain current.

Duration

3 days

Course cancellation policy

Students notifying Delta Training three weeks prior to program commencing will get a full refund. If notifying two weeks prior to program commencing students will need to pay 25% of fees unless transferred to another Delta Training program. If notification is less than two weeks there is no refund, unless transferred to another Delta Training program. Delta Training reserves the right to cancel courses at any time. In this case, money paid is fully refunded.

Course Outlines

HLTFA301B - Apply First Aid (Level 2)

HLTFA402B - Apply Advanced First Aid (Level 3)

HLTCPR20A - Perform CPR

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Required skills and knowledge

Essential knowledge:

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Certification

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HLTFA201A - Provide Basic Emergency Life Support

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Performance criteria

Required skills and knowledge

Essential knowledge:

Essential skills:

Certification

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HLTFA301B - Apply First Aid

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Required skills and knowledge

Essential knowledge:

Essential skills:

Certification

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HLTFA302A - Provide First Aid in Remote Situation

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HLTFA402B - Apply Advanced First Aid

Prerequisites

Performance criteria

Required skills and knowledge

Essential knowledge:

Essential skills:

Certification

Duration

Course cancellation policy