Our training is conducted by current industry professionals and content experts who deliver high-quality, practical, and contextualised training that meet the needs of your specific work environments.
This course has been strategically designed to ensure Workplace Health and Safety compliance topics are incorporated and that all students gain a thorough understanding of all the requirements to provide First Aid safely and effectively.
Delivery: Upon request, ACTA Group provide flexible delivery options whilst meeting national standards of compliance and safety.
- Group booking discounts apply
- Courses run weekly/monthly
- Course times between 7:45 am/4 pm
- 1 day course
- Classroom/Training Facility or Onsite Training
- Corporate packages
- Real life training conducted by our industry experienced trainer and assessors.
Locations:
- Gold Coast – Burleigh Heads
- Brisbane – Salisbury: (requires minimum 2 students to run class)
Accreditation:
This course is delivered in standard lecture format with practical demonstrations included and active participation obligatory. Written assignments will also be an essential element of the course.
Upon successful completion, graduates of the course will receive a Statement of Attainment as well as an ID card to signify your eligibility to Provide First Aid for the purposes of employment.
Course Includes:
- DRSABCD
- Two (2) minutes of uninterrupted CPR
- 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
- Chain of survival
- Understanding and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Abdominal injuries
- Allergic reactions
- Altered or loss of consciousness
- Bleeding
- Burns
- Cardiac arrest; heart conditions
- Casualty with signs of no 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
- All bites and stings
- Environmental impact such as hypothermia, hyperthermia, dehydration, heat stroke
- Fractures
- Medical conditions, including, epilepsy, diabetes and asthma
- Near drowning
- Poisoning and toxic substances (including chemical contamination)
- Shock
- Stroke, substance misuse – common drugs and alcohol, including illicit drugs
- Awareness of stress management techniques and available support
Course Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Have completed Year 10 in the Australian school system or equivalent; and
- Have language, literacy and numeracy skills equivalent to ASCF Level 2.
- Provision of the participant’s Unique Student Identifier (USI); and
- Provision of Australian legal photo identification for assessment purposes.
- Must wear enclosed shoes
The First Aid certification remains current for three years, although the Australian Resuscitation Council recommends refreshing CPR skills annually.
Training Pathways: