5.4. COURSE INFORMATION: PROVIDE FIRST AID

COURSE SUMMARY
Provide First Aid aims to develop the knowledge and skills for a person to manage emergency first aid situations and deliver competent emergency care until the arrival of professional medical support. The course includes CPR.

UNIT/S OF COMPETENCY

• HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
  

SLSA AWARD

• First Aid
• Resuscitation
  

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum age 14
• Financial member (who holds appropriate Blue Card if over 18 years of age)
  

LEARNING RESOURCES

• SLSQ Education Provide First Aid Assessment on aXcelerate
• SLSQ Education First Aid Manual on aXcelerate
  

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Respond in an emergency situation

• Recognise an emergency situation
• Identify, assess and manage immediate hazards to health and safety of self and others
• Assess the casualty and recognise the need for first aid response
• Assess the situation and seek assistance from emergency response services where required
  

Apply appropriate first aid procedures

• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Provide first aid in accordance with established first aid principles
• Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
• Obtain consent from casualty where possible
• Use available resources and equipment to make the casualty as comfortable as possible
• Operate first aid equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions
• Monitor the casualty’s condition and respond in accordance with first aid principles
  

Communicate details of the incident

• Accurately convey incident details to emergency response services
• Report details of incident to workplace supervisor as appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information in line with statutory and/or organisational policies
  

Evaluate own performance

• Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers involved in critical incidents
• Participate in debriefing to address individual needs
  

WHO CAN TRAIN

• SLSQ Education Endorsed Emergency Care Trainer or Facilitator
  

WHO CAN ASSESS

• SLSQ Education Endorsed Emergency Care Trainer or Facilitator
  

ASSESSMENT

• Assessment is through demonstration, presentation and application of all elements of competency in the workplace.
• Participants will be required to complete activities that may include role-plays, oral and written questioning, practical demonstrations and performing scenarios.
  

SKILLS MAINTENANCE/ PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

• This award is current for three (3) years and must be renewed through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) including the SLSQ Education – Courses & Training.
• For this award (Resuscitation [AID]) to remain current, candidates must perform an annual skills maintenance activity at a Queensland Club between 1 July and 31 December of each year. See Skills Maintenance/Proficiency Requirements in the “Course Information: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation” section for more details.
• Please note that if you gain your award after 1 July then you are not required to attend a proficiency until the following year.
• Members should contact their club and/or Branch for proficiency dates in their region.
• Please note that it is recommended that Queensland members do not attend a proficiency outside of the state. Those that do, will require written pre-approval from their Branch Director of Lifesaving. Upon returning to Queensland, members will be required to complete any additional Queensland requirements before patrolling in Queensland.
• Members who wish to renew the Unit of Competency must do so every 12 months through a Registered Training Organisation including SLSQ Education- Courses & Training. (the Unit of Competency cannot be renewed at club Skills Maintenance days).
  

PATROLLING
To patrol as an award member, that is a member does not hold proficient Bronze or SRC award, you must hold the Observers award and a minimum of one other award, eg radio, First Aid, ART
Please refer to SLSQ Patrol Operations Manual for further information.

^For members to be eligible for QFES funding (ie free course). If members do not meet this Entry Requirement, a fee will be payable in order to complete the course.