This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

This unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

Specific licensing/regulatory requirements relating to this competency, including requirements for refresher training should be obtained from the relevant national/state/territory Work Health and Safety Regulatory Authorities.

 

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• HLTAID009 Provide first aid (Supersedes HLTAID001 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

 

This Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course provides you with the skills to perform CPR on a person who is unconscious and not breathing normally. Upon completion, you will have confidence in your knowledge and skills to perform CPR on an adult, a child and an infant, and be able to describe alternative methods for delivering rescue breaths and how to manage a victim of drowning.

Assessment is through a combination of practical first aid activities and a written test paper. You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor.

Elements and Performance Criteria : –

Elements describe the essential outcomes, Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Respond to an emergency situation.
   • 1.1. Recognise and assess an emergency situation.
   • 1.2. Ensure safety for self, bystanders and casualty.
   • 1.3. Assess the casualty and recognise the need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
   • 1.4. Seek assistance from emergency services.
2. Perform CPR procedures.
   • 2.1. Perform CPR in accordance with the ARC guidelines.
   • 2.2. Display respectful behaviour towards casualty.
   • 2.3. Operate an automated external defibrillator (AED) according to manufacturers’ instructions.
3. Communicate details of the incident.
   • 3.1. Accurately convey incident details to emergency services.
   • 3.2. Report details of incident in line with appropriate workplace or site procedures.
   • 3.3. Maintain privacy and confidentiality of information in line with statutory or organisational policies.
4. Review the incident.
   • 4.1. Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers and seek help when required.
   • 4.2. Contribute to a review of the first aid response as required.

Foundation Skills :

• The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.
• Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Assessment requirements :

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the workplace or community setting.

There must be evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks in line with State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice, first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies and workplace or site procedures:

• managed, in line with ARC guidelines, the unconscious, breathing casualty including appropriate positioning to reduce the risk of airway compromise
• managed, in line with ARC guidelines, the unconscious, non-breathing adult, including:
  • performing at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor
  • following the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to deliver at least one shock
  • demonstrating a rotation of single rescuer operators with minimal interruptions to compressions
  • responding appropriately in the event of regurgitation or vomiting
  • handing over to emergency services
  • providing an accurate verbal report of the incident
  • reviewing the incident
• managed, in line with ARC guidelines, the unconscious, non-breathing infant, including:
  • performing at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

• guidelines and procedures including:
  • relevant ARC guidelines to managing the unconscious breathing and non-breathing casualty and provision of CPR
  • potential incident hazards and risk minimisation processes when providing first aid
  • infection control procedures, including use of standard precautions and resuscitation barrier devices
  • requirements for currency of skill and knowledge
  • first aid codes of practice
  • appropriate workplace or site procedures relevant to the provision of first aid
• legal, workplace and community considerations, including:
  • duty of care requirements
  • own skills and limitations
  • consent and how it relates to the conscious and unconscious casualty
  • privacy and confidentiality requirements
  • awareness of potential need for stress management techniques and available support for rescuers
• considerations when providing CPR, including:
  • upper airway and effect of positional change
  • appropriate duration and cessation of CPR
  • appropriate use of an AED
  • safety and maintenance procedures for an AED
  • chain of survival
  • how to access emergency services
• techniques for providing CPR to adults, children and infants including:
  • how to recognise that a casualty is unconscious and not breathing normally
  • rate, ratio and depth of compressions and ventilations
  • correct hand positioning for compressions
  • basic anatomy, physiology and the differences between adults, children and infants relating to CPR.

Assessment Conditions :

Each candidate to demonstrate skills in an environment that provides realistic in-depth, scenarios and simulations to assess candidates’ skills and knowledge.

Due to the nature of this type of training, it is acceptable for the performance evidence to be collected in a simulated environment.

Compression and ventilation skills must be demonstrated on resuscitation manikins following ARC guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures.

Assessment must ensure access to:

• adult and infant resuscitation manikins following ARC guidelines for the purpose of assessment of CPR procedures
• AED training devices
• personal protective equipment (PPE).

Simulated assessment environments must simulate real-life situations where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that workplace or community environment.

Assessment is through a combination of practical first aid activities and a written test paper. You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor.

 

Course Outline

This course covers skills and knowledge in the following areas:

• The DRSABCD action plan and responding to emergency situations
• Managing unconscious casualties
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Using a defibrillator (AED)
• Legal issues in first aid
• Infection control
• Recognise and assess an emergency situation
• Ensure safety for self, bystanders and casualty
• Assess the casualty and recognise the need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Seek assistance from emergency services
• Perform CPR in accordance with the ARC guidelines
• Display respectful behaviour towards casualty
• Operate an automated external defibrillator (AED) according to manufacturers’ instructions
• Accurately convey incident details to emergency services
• Report details of incident in line with appropriate workplace or site procedures
• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of information in line with statutory or organisational policies
• Recognise the possible psychological impacts on self and other rescuers and seek help when required
• Contribute to a review of the first aid response as required

Course Title: Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Duration

• Complete E-Learning, and
• 2 Hours attendance for practical assessment, or
• 4 hours face to face sessions available upon request.

Mode of Delivery: e-Learning plus face-to-face classroom training and assessment. This is a blended course with self-paced online learning (e-Learning) and face-to-face training. Before attending the face to face training, students will need to complete their e-Learning which can be done in one sitting or over several sessions. Depending on the student’s learning ability, they should allow up to 2.5 hours for reading and e-Learning. Face-to-face training and assessment takes 2 hours in a classroom environment.

Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: This practical course is designed to equip participants with the skills necessary to provide resuscitation assistance to a non-breathing casualty until qualified help arrives.

Assessment: Written, practical and scenario-based assessment

Age Requirement: Minimum age is 14 Years

Certificate Valid: 12 months from date of course completion Annual renewal of CPR certification is recommended

 

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NSTA™ FIRST AID COURSES :

This course provides the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), remote area first aid, the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance. Hence, a diploma in first aid will certify the learner to undertake the duties and job of a first aid provider. Our instructors are trained first aid providers, therefore, apply for first aid course (NSTA) to gain a diploma.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty. The unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings, NSTA can offer the following first aid courses in our professional training centres or in your own workplace.

 

• HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
• HLTAID011 Provide first aid
• HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting
• HLTAID013 Provide First Aid in Remote or Isolated Site
• HLTAID014 Provide advanced first aid
• HLTAID015 Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy
• HLTINFCOV001 – Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures