Senior First Aid Training

This course teaches the fundamental principles, knowledge and skills to enable the first aider to provide emergency care for injuries and illnesses, in the home or the workplace.

Course Content

• chain of survival
• assessing the situation
• signs of life
• performing CPR
• demonstrate use of an automated external defibrillator
• care of the unconscious person
• special techniques for children and Infants
• CPR in special circumstances
• breathing emergencies including choking and asthma
• cardiac emergencies
• severe allergic reaction
• shock
• bleeding and wound care
• burns and scalds
• extremes of Heat and Cold
• poisoning
• altered conscious states
• bites and stings
• musculoskeletal injuries
• infection control
• reporting procedures

Prerequisites 

There are no prerequisites for this course.  Current industry standard is for this course to be updated every 3 years with the CPR component being updated every 12 months.

Course Award

On successful completion of this course participants will be issued with a Statement of Attainment for the nationally recognised unit of competency from the Health Training Package, HLTFA301B - Apply First Aid.

Course Fee

Members: $140; Non Members: $190

To Register

Dates: TBC

Please complete this Registration Form and return it to the Club Office by fax 9339 2424 or by email to activities@efyc.com.au.  For further information please contact our Activities Officer on 9339 8111.