Qualification Issued

Statement of Attainment – HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The course is nationally recognised.

Program Duration

Course Duration is 4 hours face-to-face delivery. No pre-course work required Training and assessment is conducted in a friendly classroom setting that reflects a real emergency environment.

Training may include but in not limited to practical class sessions, written work, self-paced activities, group discussions, debate and practical work. The course is assessed by Competency Based Assessment.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for anyone requiring HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the workplace or public.

Entry Requirements

It is recommended that students have sufficient literacy, numeracy and visual interpretation skills to successfully complete the course. Recommended to students over 14yrs of age.

It is important to note that the HLTAID competency standards do require a level of physical ability to meet the evidence requirements for assessment. These standards relate to the level of performance required to provide resuscitation and respond to an emergency situation where there may be risk to life.

Due to the potential risk to health and safety where a nominated first aider, or worker with duty of care, does not have the ability to perform resuscitation and/or first aid to the performance standard it is not appropriate to issue a statement of attainment to students who are physically unable to meet the assessment requirements.

Core Content

Working knowledge of:

• altered and loss of consciousness
• asthma
• anaphylaxis
• cardiac arrest
• chest pain
• choking/airway obstruction
• drowning
• injuries- neck and spinal injuries and other respiratory conditions
• respiratory distress
• unconsciousness, not breathing or not breathing normally
• Guidelines for provision of CPR as outlined in Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and guidelines of Australian national peak clinical bodies and State / Territory legislation and regulations
• Social / legal issues including:
• duty of care
• confidentiality
• debriefing
• cultural awareness
• skills limitations
• Understanding of:
• basic principles and concepts underlying the practice of CPR
• chain of survival
• infection control principles
• Understanding of the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), including when to use and when not to.
• Understanding the causes of asphyxia due to body position

Requirements for Completion

Competency requires 100% attendance and participation.

Certification Validity

• HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation – 12 months.

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