HLTAID001 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation HLTAID003 LearnerProvide first aid Guide HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting Version: 1.1 – October 2017 page 2 of 110 C O N T E N T S General Infor mat ion Welcome / Assessments ........................................................................................... Page 5 Background information prior to attending a course / Pre-reading ………..........Page 6 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation What is CPR / Consent / The Wrongs Act ...............................................................Page 7 Duty of Care / Codes of Practice ............................................................................Page 8 Ministerial Order 706 / Record Keeping ............................................................... Page 10 Legal and ethical Issues .......................................................................................... Page 11 Basic Human Anatomy............................................................................................ Page 13 Child psychological and anatomical / physiological considerations ........... Page 17 Infection Control....................................................................................................... Page 21 Barriers / Needle Stick Injuries ................................................................................. Page 22 First Aider Characteristics ........................................................................................ Page 23 Safe Manual Handling / Basic First Aid Kit............................................................ Page 24 Caring for the Unconscious .................................................................................... Page 25 Recovery Position ..................................................................................................... Page 26 Cardiac anatomy / physiology ............................................................................. Page 28 The Chain of Survival................................................................................................ Page 31 Basic Life Support Chart (CPR)............................................................................... Page 33 Basic Life Support (CPR) .......................................................................................... Page 34 Defibrillation (AED) ................................................................................................... Page 38 Post Incident Debriefing.......................................................................................... Page 43 Provide Basic Emergency Life Support Choking – Adult & Child .......................................................................................... Page 45 Shock .......................................................................................................................... Page 47 Bleeding ..................................................................................................................... Page 48 Asthma ....................................................................................................................... Page 53 Cardiac Problems..................................................................................................... Page 54 Angina ........................................................................................................................ Page 55 Anaphylaxis ............................................................................................................... Page 56 page 3 of 110 Provide First Ai d Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting Human Brain .............................................................................................................. Page 63 Alcohol and illicit drugs ........................................................................................... Page 66 Projectile Objects ..................................................................................................... Page 68 Demonstrating appropriate treatment of a casualty ....................................... Page 69 Chemical exposure (Oleoresin Spray) Capsicum Spray .................................. Page 70 Positional Asphyxia ................................................................................................... Page 71 Fainting ....................................................................................................................... Page 72 Stroke .......................................................................................................................... Page 73 Seizures ....................................................................................................................... Page 75 Diabetes ..................................................................................................................... Page 77 Head Injuries .............................................................................................................. Page 79 Spinal Injuries ............................................................................................................. Page 80 Crush Injuries .............................................................................................................. Page 82 Abdominal Injuries .................................................................................................... Page 83 Poisoning .................................................................................................................... Page 84 Body Temperature.................................................................................................... Page 86 Heat Exposure ........................................................................................................... Page 87 Cold Exposure ........................................................................................................... Page 89 Respiratory Distress ................................................................................................... Page 90 Drowning .................................................................................................................... Page 90 The Musculoskeletal System ................................................................................... Page 91 Fractures..................................................................................................................... Page 92 Sprains & Strains ........................................................................................................ Page 95 Dislocations................................................................................................................ Page 97 Bites & Stings .............................................................................................................. Page 98 Pressure-immobilisation technique ..................................................................... Page 102 Skin............................................................................................................................. Page 103 Lymphatic System .................................................................................................. Page 104 Burns .......................................................................................................................... Page 105 Wound Management............................................................................................ Page 108 References............................................................................................................... Page 110 page 4 of 110 This workbook has been designed to assist you in developing your knowledge and skills that are required to provide Emergency Life Support to a casualty in the event of an emergency. Our trainers will ensure that your course is interesting, and relevant to the needs of your workplace, or your situation. All our trainers are fully qualified and experienced health care professionals, who have recent work experience within the health industry. Our trainers all hold Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, along with other qualifications relevant to the provision of First Aid. Reading of this workbook is a mandatory requirement prior to attending a first aid course, particularly if you have never held a first aid certificate previously, this book is an invaluable resource, be aware that you will be required to complete a mandatory pre- reading quiz at the course session, this quiz is based on information in this guide. Assessments To achieve competency in this unit of competency, you will be required to undertake a formal assessment that will look at your knowledge and skills. Your assessment will include • Short written test to validate your knowledge • Observation of first aid skills to validate your skills • Participation in scenarios All assessments will take place within the class times, and will follow the principles of assessment (valid, sufficient, current, authentic). As with all vocational training there is no such thing as PASS or FAIL so depending on your assessment you will be deemed as Competent or Not Yet Competent, should you be deemed not yet competent you will be given the opportunity to be re-assessed at no cost, should you require further training prior to re-assessment there may be a booking fee charged. Competent All students who are competent will receive a Nationally recognised Statement of Attainment. Not Yet Competent Achieving a Not Yet Competent result