Provide first aid in remote situations
Equips individuals whose interests, activities or employment takes them to remote locations and situations. It is ideal for remote areas where access to medical aid is difficult or delayed, including alpine, desert, marine, rural and tropical environments.
Provide first aid in remote situations
This course has a pre-requisite. Students must have completed HLTAID003 Provide First Aid within the previous 12 months in order to attend this course.
Book NowUPDATED: 11 November 2020
As of 29 October 2020, First Aid training at public venues in the Melbourne metropolitan area is open.
For the continued safety of staff and students additional measures are in place:
- Smaller class sizes capped at 12 students
- PPE including masks and gloves are available at our classes for students
- 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. Students will be directed not to breathe into a manikin at this time.
- 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
Importantly, those who meet the following criteria should not attend any St John Ambulance Training course:
- Those who are unwell or experiencing any flu-like symptoms
- Those who have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days
- People who have been overseas in the 14 days prior to their course date
- Those who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days
Those who are diagnosed with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within 14 days after attending their St John training course must advise St John Ambulance Victoria immediately on 1300 360 455
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.
Participants gain the knowledge and skills to provide ongoing care to an ill or injured casualty over a prolonged period of time. It is ideal for remote areas where access to medical aid is difficult or delayed, including alpine, desert, marine, rural and tropical environments.
The course topics include prolonged care of casualties and self, infection control in remote situations, managing the deteriorating casualty, rescue preparation and evacuation.
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.
2 days Face to Face - Must have current HLTAID003 Provide First Aid certificate, which has been received in the last 12 months.
Course Outline
In addition to the topics covered in the Provide First Aid course, this course covers
- Planning and preparing
- Managing the remote situation
- Prolonged care of casualties and self
- Infection control in remote situations
- Managing the deteriorating casualty
- Triage
- Managing injuries and illness
- Lifting and moving casualties
- Bites and stings
- Emergency communications
- Rescue preparation and evacuation
Statements of attainment
On successful completion of this course you will be issued a statement of attainment in:
- HLTAID001 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support
- HLTAID003 Provide first aid
- HLTAID005 Provide first aid in remote situations
St John recommends, as per the First Aid in the Workplace Code of Practice and the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines, that first aid skills are renewed every 3 years and resuscitation skills (HLTAID001/HLTAID007) 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.
HLTAID003 Provide First Aid certificate completed within the last 12 months
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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