Work Safe First Aid | Level 1

By the end of this course, you will have the confidence to: Provide basic life support, including CPR and defibrillation Manage a foreign body airway obstruction Manage a life-threatening bleed, including when to use an arterial tourniquet Manage a person in shock

Description

 

Equivalent to topics in Unit standard 6402 : Provide basic life support, including:

  • DRSABCD action plan

  • CPR (adult, child, infant)

  • Defibrillator (AED) use

  • Choking (adult, child, infant)

  • Life-threatening bleeding, including when to use an arterial tourniquet

  • Shock

Equivalent to topics in Unit standard 6401: Provide first aid, including:

  • Health literacy

  • Fractures and dislocations

  • Burns

  • Soft tissues injuries

  • Poisoning

  • Asthma

  • Diabetic emergencies

  • Seizure

  • Chest pain

  • Stroke

  • Severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis)

Equivalent to topics in Unit standard 6400: Manage first aid in an emergency situation (minimum of 2 people)

  • Revision: bleeding, burns, anaphylaxis

  • Head injuries

  • Spinal injuries

  • Environmental conditions

  • Major incidents

  • Personal wellbeing and resilience

  • Major injuries

    • Gunshot wounds

    • Stabbing

    • Amputation

    • Impalement/embedded object

    • Internal bleeding

    • Crush injuries