HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role

. This includes knowledge of: State/Territory regulations, first aid codes of practice and workplace procedures including:

• ARC Guidelines relevant to provision of CPR and first aid
• safe work practices to minimise risks and potential hazards
• Infection control principles and procedures, including use of standard precautions
• requirements for currency of skill and knowledge

Legal, workplace and community considerations, including:

• awareness of potential need for stress-management techniques and available support following an emergency situation
• duty of care requirements
• respectful behaviour towards a casualty
• own skills and limitations
• consent
• privacy and confidentiality requirements
• importance of debriefing

considerations when providing basic emergency life support, including:

• airway obstruction due to body position
• appropriate duration and cessation of CPR
• appropriate use of an AED
• chain of survival
• standard precautions

principles and procedures for first aid management of the following scenarios:

• allergic reaction
• anaphylaxis
• bleeding control
• cardiac conditions, including chest pain
• chocking and airway obstruction
• respiratory distress, including asthma
• shock
• stroke

basic anatomy and physiology relating to:

• considerations in provision of first aid for specified conditions
• chest
• how to recognise a person is not breathing normally
• response/consciousness
• upper airway and effect of positional change

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks in line with state/territory regulations, first aid codes of practice, Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines and workplace procedures:

Followed DRSABCD in line with ARC guidelines, including:

• performed 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
• performed 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
• responded appropriately in the event of regurgitation or vomiting
• managed the unconscious breathing casualty
• followed single rescue procedure, including the demonstration of a rotation of operators with minimal interruptions to compressions
• followed the prompts of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Responded to at least one simulated first aid scenario contextualised to the candidate’s workplace/community setting, including:
• demonstrated safe manual handling techniques
• provided an accurate verbal or written report of the incident

Applied first aid procedures for the following:

• allergic reaction
• anaphylaxis
• bleeding control
• choking and airway obstruction
• respiratory distress, including asthma
• shock

Locations (some locations not available due to Covid 19 restrictions)

Sydney CBD: Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney NSW 2000
Sydney Olympic Park: 6 Edwin Flack Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park 2127 
Parramatta: Holiday Inn Parramatta, 18-40 Anderson St, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
Bankstown: 8 Greenfield Parade, Bankstown NSW 2200
Greenwich: 260-264 Pacific Hwy, Greenwich NSW 2065
Gosford:26 Central Coast Hwy, West Gosford NSW 2250
Penrith: 8 Tindale street, Penrith NSW 2750
Hurstville: 72 Connells Point Rd, South Hurstville NSW 2221
Dee Why: The Builders Club, 18 Fisher Rd, Dee Why NSW 2099
Tweed Heads:2 Wharf St, Tweed Heads NSW 2485