Advanced First Aid + Advanced Resuscitation — 2 Day
HLTAID014 Provide Advanced First Aid + HLTAID015 Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy
A 2-day combined course delivering Advanced First Aid and Advanced Resuscitation & Oxygen Therapy together.
Book NowOnline pre-course learning is required (up to ~5 hours), saveable and finished any time before the face-to-face component. An online First Aid workbook can optionally be selected prior to commencement.
Delivered over 2 days face-to-face (08:30–17:00), covering theory and practical skills, with assessment to pass.
For participants with basic First Aid knowledge who want the next level of skills to manage first aid situations with more advanced techniques until medical assistance arrives — including oxygen therapy, suction, inserting an airway into an unconscious casualty, and managing a catastrophic bleed with a tourniquet or haemostatic dressing. Covers adult and child conditions.
Training and assessment are done on behalf of ABC First Aid, RTO 3399.
Learning Objectives
Managed unconscious casualties (adult and infant)
- Positioned the unconscious breathing casualty to protect the airway
- Single- and two-rescuer CPR with BVM + oxygen ventilation on an adult manikin; AED shock; airway adjunct; suction
- Single-rescuer CPR on an infant manikin; handover to emergency services
Managed a conscious casualty requiring supplemental oxygen
- Assessed vital signs including oxygen saturation and level of consciousness
- Selected/prepared oxygen equipment; checked ventilation and ignition sources; administered oxygen at the correct flow rate
- Managed equipment malfunction; accurate report; reviewed the incident
Maintained resuscitation and oxygen equipment
- Dismantling, storage, disposal, cleaning/decontamination and fault checking
Responded to two simulated incidents (one medical, one trauma)
- Identified illness/injury via history, signs and symptoms; PPE; secondary survey; vital signs
- Appropriate treatment; conveyed details to emergency services; accurate report; review
Coordinated a team for a multiple-casualty incident
- Basic triage, effective use of resources and planning, safe casualty extraction and manual handling
Applied first aid procedures for
- Life-threatening bleeding (tourniquets, haemostatic dressings); anaphylaxis; asthma; non-life-threatening bleeding; choking
- Envenomation (pressure immobilisation); fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains; minor wound cleaning and dressing; nosebleed; shock
Prerequisites
No prerequisites for HLTAID014. Minimum age 14. Optional online workbook (~5 hrs) emailed on enrolment. Accredited cert requires CPR on the floor. Clothing: casual, pants + flat shoes.
Important: To issue an accredited certificate, CPR must be performed on the floor with no exemptions.
Clothing: Wear comfortable casual clothing — the practical demonstrations may involve bending, kneeling and lying on the floor. Pants and flat shoes are recommended.
Learn more about the Australian Government’s competency and assessment requirements: HLTAID014 + HLTAID015.