PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

HLTAID004 - PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY FIRST AID RESPONSE IN AN EDUCATION AND CARE SETTING

Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting * IMPORTANT NOTE * If you have not previously completed the three prerequisite units of competency HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support (BLS) and HLTAID003 Provide first aid (FA), you first need to review the Knowledge Development portions of those programs and complete the related Knowledge Review questions. You find the information in the previous sections of this manual. Only then should you start studying this section. Introduction Welcome to your training program HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting (FA EDU). Progressing on from the three prerequisite units of competency (CPR, BLS, FA), this program will further introduce you to: • State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures • Legal and workplace considerations • Considerations when providing first aid • Principles and procedures for first aid management • Basic anatomy and physiology State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures This section highlights differences in the provision of CPR and first aid to infants and children (as opposed to adults). It also expands your basic knowledge of local regulations and introduces guidelines of Australian national peak clinical bodies and first aid services under the Education and Care services National Law. ARC Guidelines for provision of CPR and first aid to infants and children The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) defines an infant as a person less than approximately one year of age. ARC defines a child as: a “young child” is aged between 1 and 8 years; an “older child” is aged between 9 and 14 years inclusive

. Your Trainer will review ARC guidelines with you that relate to providing CPR and first aid to infants and children. Guidelines from Australian national peak clinical bodies What information do Australian national peak clinic bodies provide? National peak clinical bodies provide information supporting health and medical research along with developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments. They also provide advice on ethical behaviour in health care and on the conduct of health and medical research.

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