HLTAID015 Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy (no online)

Duration: 4 hours 

HLTAID015 Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy course is a Nationally Recognised course that equips participants with the knowledge and skills to use specialised equipment in the provision of resuscitation and oxygen therapy in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines..

Pre-requisites to completing this course

Currency in HLTAID011 Provide First Aid or Healthguard's HLTAID012, HLTAID013 or HLTAID014 (which incorporates HLTAID011 requirements).

Course Contents

• The respiratory system

• Hypoxia and obstructed airway

• Suctioning the airway

• Using an oropharyngeal airway

• Ventilating a casualty

• Using oxygen

• Using a pulse oximeter

• Giving a casualty medication

• Taking observations

• Life threatening bleeding control

• Advanced resuscitation

• Cleaning and maintaining equipment

Assessment

​HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy course includes both a theoretical and practical assessment component. Theory assessment includes the completion of a multiple-choice theory paper. A practical assessment includes a formal assessment of practical skills including advanced resuscitation skills with oxygen, controlling life threatening bleeding, and using oxygen therapy. Or undertake online training and theory assessments prior to a  face-to-face assessment.

Please note all participants must be able to perform at least two minutes of uninterrupted CPR on both an infant resuscitation manikin and an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor with correct technique, to be marked as competent.

Foundation skills

HLTAID015 includes the following types of skills as listed below, Note: If the training and assessment requires any tasks harder than this, and you feel unable to complete what is asked, we will support you through the training process.

You need to be able to:

• Apply first aid skills to different locations and casualties
• Read and interpret basic signs, such as labels on first aid supplies and oxygen cylinders, buttons on the AED and warning signs
• Provide a verbal and written report and handover in English about the situation and your first aid treatment
• Estimate weight to ensure safe lifting
• Count breaths and compressions
• Calculate respiration rate, heart rate and temperature
• Determine if a number is within a normal range or not
• Tell time to record when something happens

Outcomes

​On successful completion of this First Aid course, participants will be awarded the nationally accredited statement of attainment.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2015 when you attend a first aid course (nationally recognised training) you will need to have a USI.

A USI will give you access to your online USI account which will contain all your nationally recognised training records and results from 1 January 2015 onwards.

This is a requirement of the Australian Government Department of Industry.

Healthguard is a Registered Training Organisation and must comply with Government Legislation to maintain our registration. As of the 1 January 2015 we will be unable to issue you a Statement of Attainment for your course until you supply us with your USI.

Visit the USI website at: usi.gov.au