Provide Remote First Aid

Learn the first aid knowledge and skills needed to provide care. This course is design for those who are in remote isolated areas where medical care is not as easily accessible.

Provide Remote First Aid

Learn the first aid knowledge and skills needed to provide care. This course is design for those who are in remote isolated areas where medical care is not as easily accessible.

$357.00

3 Day
Face to face
Requires pre-work
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About this course

Course Outline

This course covers the following:

  • Provide first aid content
  • Infection control
  • DRSABCD action plan
  • Managing the unconscious breathing casualty
  • Resuscitation and Defibrillation
  • Choking, chest pain, stroke, shock
  • Asthma, allergic reactions and Anaphylaxis
  • Burns, wounds and bleeding
  • Fractures & dislocations / sprains & strains
  • Head, neck & spinal injuries
  • Facial and eye injuries
  • Hyperthermia and hypothermia
  • Rescue preparation and evacuation
  • Poisons, bites, and stings
  • Diabetes and seizures
  • Remote area first aid
  • Two-rescuer resuscitation
  • Planning, preparation, and communication
  • Triage, advanced bleeding
  • Managing environment-induced illness'
  • Lifting and moving casualty

Duration

3 days plus mandatory pre-work.

Prerequisites

Pre-work required.

Participants who have completed HLTAID011 Provide first aid in the last 12 months may be entitled to an exemption from the first day.

Certification

On successful completion of this course, you will be issued a statement of attainment in:

  • HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support 
  • HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
  • HLTAID013 Provide First Aid in remote or isolated sites

The SafeWork Australia model Code of Practice: First Aid in the Workplace and the Australian Resuscitation Council recommend that first aid skills are renewed every three years, and resuscitation skills (HLTAID009/HLTAID0015) are renewed every 12 months. Please also refer to specific industry standards and guidelines.

Assessment Methods

We use a range of different methods to assess you, including written assessments and practical activities.
 
You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor. You may need to pair up with another student to complete the practical exercises.

Who it’s for

This course is designed to meet the first aid needs of bushwalkers, wilderness guides, and people who work or live in remote locations.

The course covers everything from comprehensive first aid treatments to aeromedical evacuation, long-term care, self-care, and contingency planning. This course is focused on the safety of the first aider and extended care of an ill or injured casualty where help is likely to be delayed or inaccessible.

Course delivery formats

3 Days

A 3 day face-to-face course with mandatory pre-work.
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Resources

Student Handbook (PDF)

FAQs

Training FAQs can be found here.

"I was very impressed with the whole process from applying for the course, the venue and our trainer. I am so happy I've done this course as it's a good idea to have this knowledge not just at work, but in everyday life. You never know when these skills are required."

Vivienne, Student.

"The instructor was absolutely fantastic. Entertaining, thorough and refreshingly real. No hold back on what we may encounter in reality. Made the coursework and practical enjoyable, rather than just another refresher course."

Biagio, Student.

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$357.00

3 Day
Face to face
Requires pre-work

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