Course Title: Provide first aid
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4385 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
Course Title: Provide first aid
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 18
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Important Information:
This unit only applies to the students enrolled in the HLT45015 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting program, who do not have the current dental assisting qualification (HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting).
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5899C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2019 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5899C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2018 (All) |
OHTH5899C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2019 (All) |
Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
Specific licensing /regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTAID003 Provide first aid |
Elements: |
1. Respond to an emergency situation 2. Apply appropriate first aid procedures 3. Communicate details of the incident 4. Evaluate the incident and own performance |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Respond to an emergency situation
- Apply appropriate first aid procedures
- Communicate details of the incident
- Evaluate the incident and own performance
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency.
Regular attendance is necessary.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of theory and practical based tasks.