Asthma & Anaphylaxis
Get the confidence, knowledge and skills to recognise and manage asthmatic and anaphylactic emergencies including the use of the asthma inhaler and the adrenaline auto-injector.
This course is suitable for those who have responsibility for adults or children in the workplace or community who are at risk of anaphylaxis and/or asthma.
This course teaches how to recognise and respond to asthma and anaphylaxis first aid emergencies as well as asthma and anaphylaxis management.
The course topics include signs, symptoms and triggers, asthma and anaphylaxis action plans, auto-injector administration inhaler and spacer administration.
This course is taught by St John trainers with over 100 years of combined experience and backgrounds in Nursing, Education and Leadership. They are ready to share their experience and passion with you that creates confidence to perform first aid should you ever need to.
Updated 27 April 2022
For the continued safety of staff and students in line with current COVID settings, the following measures are in place:
- PPE including masks and gloves are available at our public classes for students
- All students are required to wear masks during any assessments that prevent them from maintaining 1.5m distance from another student
- Students will not be required to practice first aid techniques on other students or staff, only on themselves or a manikin. For example, bandaging, CPR, recovery position and use of EpiPens will not be conducted on others. Students will not be directed to breathe into a manikin at this time.
- Thorough cleaning of all equipment after every class
- Alcohol based hand sanitiser is available throughout the venue for use upon arrival, during class and on departure
- We discard all bandages, dressings or other class consumables at the end of the class and they are not re-used
If a student has tested positive for COVID-19 in the 7 days prior they must not attend any face-to-face St John training course.
For a limited time only, all First Aid training will come with access to our Infection Control eLearning course that participants can complete online in just 45 minutes.
Students will receive a link to the course on their student readiness page.
This course provides practical advice for you and your workplace teams to follow to help reduce the spread of infection such as Coronavirus.
4 hours Face to Face
Course outline
This course covers the following:
- Asthma, Anaphylaxis and allergy overview
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis signs, symptoms and triggers
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis medications and devices
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis action plans
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis risk management planning for the workplace
- Hands-on-practice in using Asthma inhalers and spacers
- Hands-on-practice adrenaline auto-injector administration
- Asthma and Anaphylaxis first aid management
Statements of attainment
On successful completion of this course you will be issued a Certificate which is a statement of attainment in:
- 22556VIC - Course in the Management of Asthma Risks and Emergencies in the Workplace
- 22578VIC - Course in First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis
St John recommends, as per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, that asthma and anaphylaxis skills are renewed every 12 months.
A successful outcome for this statement of attainment will be determined by a range of different assessment methods including a questionnaire, observation of simulated and practical activities etc.
You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor.
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Training Cancellations / Refund Policy: Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made less than 5 business days prior to the start of your course. If you wish to cancel, you must contact St John 1300 360 455 or emailing customer.service@stjohnvic.com.au at least 5 working days prior to the commencement of the course to be eligible for a refund of the course fees. Full terms and conditions can be found here.
Why train with St John?
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED - St John are the largest provider of First Aid Training in Victoria. We have First Aid Training available in more locations than any other provider.
FLEXIBILITY - With the flexibility to train onsite at our facilities or at your workplace, we can train you and your business wherever and whenever it suits you – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
QUALITY - A training experience you can trust to be delivered to the same high standards by our passionate trainers, wherever and whenever training is completed.
WE GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY - St John is a self-funded not for profit. Our earnings go towards community programs which equip and prepare people to save lives.
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