Course Title: Apply first aid

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4262 Certificate IV in Youth Work

Course Title: Apply first aid

Portfolio: DSC 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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5661C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2012

Course Contact: Jennifer Brooker

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115

Course Contact Email: jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Not applicable



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTFA301C Apply first aid

Elements:

Apply first aid procedures

Assess the situation

Communicate details of the incident

Evaluate own performance


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Styudnets wil lbe assessed through simulations and written and oral assessment tasks conducted during the class time.  Students will gain competency in this unit when they are able to demonstrate they can do CPR and pass a written test at the end of the scheduled classes.