Course Title: Apply first aid

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3260

Course Title: Apply first aid

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 18.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5120C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face

OHTH5459C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face

OHTH5576C

Bundoora Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Workplace


Course Contact: Janet Hood

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 54637

Course Contact Email: janet.hood@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course will assist you to develop your skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty/ies, the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTFA301B Apply first aid

Elements:

   


Learning Outcomes

1. Asses the situation

2. Apply first aid procedures

3. Communicate details of the incident

4. Evaluate own performance


Overview of Assessment

Your competency will be assessed through activites, including simulations and demonstrations, and questioning to confirm essential knowledge

Demonstrations included using a model of the human body (resuscitation manikin) in line with Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.