Update: 8th July 2020

Further to the recent government announcement, we confirm that first aid training courses for work reasons will be going ahead as scheduled throughout Victoria, regardless of residential postcode or local council zones.

Note that we have taken further additional measures as of 9^th July for continued safety of staff and students:

• Smaller class sizes capped at 8 students (down from 12 students)
• PPE including masks and gloves are now available at our classes for students to wear if they choose
• Temperature screening will take place for all people entering our training venues
• No contact first aid training: this means 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.
• Increased cleaning of our equipment after every class
• Alcohol based hand sanitiser is available throughout the venue for use upon arrival, during class and departure
• We discard all bandages, dressings or other class consumables at the end of the class and they are not re-used

Click here for more information on our infection control protocols implemented for all first aid training courses.

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.

6.5 hours Face to Face

Course Outline

This course covers the following:

• DRSABCD action plan
• Managing the unconscious, breathing casualty
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Choking
• Legal issues
• Infection control
• Defibrillation awareness
• Introduction to low voltage principles
• Rescue from low voltage apparatus
• Hazards and risk management
• Wounds and bleeding
• Bites and stings

Statements of attainment

On successful completion of this course you will be issued a Certificate which is a statement of attainment in:

• UETDRRF10B Provide first aid in an ESI environment
• UETTDRRF06B Perform rescue from a live LV panel
• HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

St John recommends, as per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines, that electrical services first aid skills are renewed every 12 months.

Assessment is through a combination of practical first aid activities and a written test paper.

You will be required to demonstrate CPR on a manikin on the floor

Students must have completed HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within the previous 12 months.