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HLTAID012
Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
First aid for education and care, including children and infants.
Renew 3 years
CPR yearly
Book this Course
Onsite for groups, Australia-wide. Enquire and we confirm a date.
What the course covers
- Provide a first aid response to infants, children and adults in an education and care setting.
- Perform CPR and use a defibrillator on an adult and an infant.
- Follow an asthma action plan and an anaphylaxis action plan.
- Manage an unwell child and communicate with a parent or emergency services.
- Complete the incident records used in an education and care service.
Units being delivered
- HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID010 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
- HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an education and care setting
Course delivery
Online questions, then a practical at the school or venue.
Certificate renewal
Education and care commonly expects 3 years, with CPR every 12 months.
Assessment requirements
You are assessed against this unit. Both parts must be satisfactory. Knowledge is not assumed from the practical.
What you must know
- First aid for infants and children in an education and care setting
- Asthma and anaphylaxis risk, including action plans
- How to communicate with a parent, carer, educator and emergency services
- ARC guidelines and education and care expectations for currency
How you are assessed
- Same equipment as Provide First Aid, plus child-relevant scenarios
- Written questions before class
- A teacher or school officer stays if students are present
What you must do
- Airway Place an unconscious, breathing casualty in a position that reduces the risk of airway compromise, in line with ARC guidelines.
- Adult CPR Give at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single-rescuer CPR on an adult manikin on the floor: 5 cycles of compressions and breaths.
- Defibrillator Follow the AED prompts and deliver at least one shock.
- Team change Rotate with a second rescuer with minimal interruption to compressions.
- Vomiting Respond if the casualty regurgitates or vomits.
- Handover Hand over to emergency services, give an accurate verbal report, and review the incident.
- Infant CPR Give at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single-rescuer CPR on an infant manikin on a firm surface: 5 cycles of compressions and breaths.
- Anaphylaxis Recognise anaphylaxis and use an adrenaline auto-injector training device.
- Asthma Recognise asthma and help with a placebo bronchodilator and spacer.
- Choking Manage a choking casualty.
- Bleeding and shock Manage non-life-threatening bleeding and shock, including cleaning a minor wound.
- Nosebleed Manage a nosebleed.
- Fracture Manage a fracture and a dislocation, including immobilisation.
- Sprain Manage a sprain and a strain.
- Envenomation Manage a snake or funnel-web spider bite scenario.
- Education and care Apply the response in a child or infant scenario typical of a school or early learning service.
Before the day
- Use a phone, tablet or computer with internet.
- Complete the multiple-choice questions for this unit.
- Bring the login email and a photo ID.
On the day
The trainer checks the pre course work, then runs the practical assessment. If the questions are not finished, you may not be assessed.