Course Title: Apply advanced first aid

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4264 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Work

Course Title: Apply advanced first aid

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

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 Contact: Karen Linstrom

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4323

Course Contact Email: karen.linstrom@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit deals with the provision of advanced first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance, and provision of support to other providers.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no Pre-requisites or Co-requisites for this course

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTFA402B Apply advanced first aid
Elements:	1. Assess the situation 2. Manage the casualty(s) 3. Coordinate first aid activities until arrival of medical assistance 4. Communicate essential incident details 5. Evaluate the incident

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

This course is assessed using a combination of both parctical and theoretically based tasks