Participants will be empowered by this course and be equipped with skills and knowledge to be able to provide first aid and CPR in an emergency situation.
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:
The program provides participants with the skills and knowledge to perform first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a range of situations that may include community and workplace settings and in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines.
The program is delivered over five (5) hours and is comprised of theory and practical sessions. The program culminates with a practical assessment activity and theory assessment.
There is No minimum standard set as a prerequisite to entry this course. However, foundation skills are required (reading, writing, oral communication, numeracy and learning.) Candidates must have the ability to verbalise a simple incident report.
Language, literacy and numeracy requirements
Persons who undertake this refresher program require oral communication skills in order to make an accurate verbal report to a simulated emergency services person and written or oral communication skills to respond to short answer multiple choice questions which address the knowledge requirement of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Candidates must succefully complete all assessment activties in order to assessed as competent.
The assessment for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is to be conducted using a combination of written theoretical assessment and practical assessment during simulated scenarios. The following assessment methods are to be applied to collect the required assessment evidence in accordance with training package requirements.
Performance Assessment
The candidate will be required to demonstrate their practical skills integrated with their knowledge during practical assessment activities. These activities are dangers to self and others, response checks simulated call to 000 and performing air and breathing checks, the compression process and use of an AED. Trainers will challenge test candidates throughout the course on varying equipment and mark their practical checklist accordingly.
All candidates are required to take part in a practical scenario to complete the course. While working in pairs it allows the candidates to show competence to undertake the activity.
Written Theory Assessment
The candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete theory assessment comprising 50 short answer questions. These will be marked on the spot in order to provide the candidate with immediate feedback and to allow them to identify areas for further development.
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Elective Units
Clients must wear neat casual dress with covered shoes.
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