Course Overview
This course teaches how to respond to an emergency, provide basic life support and basic first aid to an infant, a child or an adult until professional medical help arrives.
Often, this course is taken by parents, who want to be prepared for the case of an emergency. If you learn this course, you will manage to provide an emergency response in the community and workplace settings and handle a variety of situations.
After completing the course, you will be able to learn how to respond to the signs of an unconscious casualty, follow the DRSABCD Action Plan, call emergency services, do airway management for adults and infants, do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults and babies.
During this course, you will get training that allows you to get knowledge as well as skills you need to provide CPR to Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.
Career Pathways
This qualification allows you to work as a first aid representative, executive assistant, office assistant and receptionist.
Entry Requirements
You have to be at least 18 years old to apply for the course.
You must have the basic level of language, literacy and numeracy.