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Senior First Aid inc. Recertification and Flexible Learning Option

 

Course description

Senior First Aid course is the flagship St John Ambulance course designed to give you the knowledge and skills to help someone ill or injured until medical aid arrives.

 

Course duration

Senior First Aid Course, two (2) days (16 hours)

Recertification, one (1) day (8 hours)

Flexible Learning

  • face to face workshop, one (1) day (8 hours)
  • self-study time prior to workshop, (6 hours)

 

Content

  • safety and hazards
  • managing the unconscious casualty
  • resuscitation techniques (including CPR)
  • trauma management
  • shock
  • bleeding, wounds
  • fractures, sprains and strains
  • head, neck and spinal injury
  • eye, ear or mouth injury
  • chest pain and injury
  • breathing difficulties
  • abdominal or pelvic injury
  • poison, bites and stings
  • overexposure
  • infection control
  • first aid team work

 

Prerequisites

Minimum age for participants is 14 years. A current Senior First Aid certificate is needed for a recertification course.

 

Materials provided

Australian First Aid manual, bandages.

 

For the flexible learning option, a self-paced workbook, CD or online is available.

 

Classes

Conducted regularly at all St John training venues and on-site on request. Please refer to the contacts section of the website for details.

 

Certificate validity

Three (3) years.

 

Price

$165.00 (for 2 day Senior First Aid course) inc GST

$140.00 (for 1 day Recertification course) inc GST

$165.00 (for Flexible Learning option) inc GST

 

Assessment

Theory: 20 multiple choice questions, pass mark is 80%

Practical: resuscitation skills, casualty management skills

 

Accreditation

NSW WorkCover Authority. Complies with requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001.

 

 

National Accreditation

 

Statement of Attainment:

HLTFA301B— Apply first aid

HTLCPR201A - Performing CPR

 

 

 

To book a course click here.

 

For more information about First Aid Training email courses@stjohnnsw.com.au

 
 

Flexible Learning

Senior First Aid can be undertaken as a part of a Flexible Learning, a program which allows for self-directed study using a workbook or CD-Rom in conjunction with the Australian First Aid manual, followed by one day of in class practice and assessment.

 

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