HLTFA311A - Apply First Aid, Assessment Only Pathway

Course description

We know how busy life can be and if you feel you have completed too many first aid courses before and can perform the competencies required, this course is for you (suitable for health care workers or experienced first aiders). We also know that many people who do first aid need it for their qualifications for their workplace. So we now offer the HLTFA311A Apply First Aid express 3 hour session for those of you who have done first aid many times. This course is not for participants who have never done this course before, and you will need a copy of your current Apply First Aid HLTFA301B/C (previously called Senior/ level 2) or HLTFA402C Apply Advanced First Aid certificate as proof of your knowledge.

If you have never done this course before or it’s been a number of years please refer to Apply First Aid and Flexible Learning Option

This course is nationally accredited and there is online theory to do before the training session. If you know your first aid then you will be able to complete the theory in a short amount of time.
Topics that are covered in the course are the same in all Apply First Aid courses, however in the assessment session your Trainer will briefly demonstrate the DRS ABCD action plan & choking. It will then be up to you to show us what you know from all of your prior knowledge and the online theory. During the assessment session you will be assessed on CPR, recovery position, use of an AED, choking, bleeding control, pressure immobilisation technique, Asthma First Aid,  use of auto-injectors and your communication and assessment skills. The assessment session takes 3 hours and involves no tuition.

Course duration

• Self-study with an online eLearning workbook prior to face to face assessments (3 hours), no tuition

Course content: The management of;

• The unconscious casualty

• The non-breathing casualty (including CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator)

• A casualty with breathing difficulties

• Casualty Assessment

• First aid team work and multiple casualties, Triage

• Emergency Action Plan

Specific Subjects include;

• Principles of First Aid, Legal Issues, Infection Control

• Phoning the Ambulance

• Abdominal Injuries

• Allergic Reaction and Anaphylaxis Awareness, Asthma

• Bandages & Slings, Bites and Stings, Bleeding, Burns

• Cardiac Arrest, CPR & Defibrillation

• Childhood Illnesses, Chest Injuries, Choking, Crush Injuries

• Diabetes, Drowning, Drug Overdose

• Electric Shock, Eye Injures

• Faint, Fractures

• Head Injuries, Heart Problems

• Hyperthermia, Hypothermia

• Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Panic Attacks, Poisoning

• Seizures, Febrile Seizures

• Shock, Spinal Injuries

• Strains & Sprains, Stroke

• Record Keeping

• Stress Management, Mental Issues