This course covers the unit of competency HLTFA402C Apply advanced first aid
with students needing to complete a first aid course as a prerequisite.
This course teaches you how to manage casualties with a range of injuries or
illnesses and how to provide advanced first aid, which includes Advanced
Resuscitation techniques, automated external defibrillation (AED), oxygen
administration, and anaphylaxis management.
If you wish to enrol in this course you must hold a current WorkCover NSW
approved Senior First Aid Certificate or have successfully completed the unit of
competency HLTFA301C, Apply first aid.
Flexible learning options may be available at some campuses and recertification
courses if there is sufficient local demand.
People seeking to enrol in the unit of competency HLTFA301C, Apply first aid are advised that to successfully
complete the unit they must be able to perform basic life support skills, for example control bleeding and perform
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
People who have a disability that would prevent them from performing required basic life support skills are advised
that they will not be able to achieve the unit of competency.