Guide to First Aid Courses

First Aid certification has become required in a range of occupations and employment pathways.

Learn the difference between each first aid course and choose which one is for you.

Provide First Aid course (Basic First Aid)

Provide first aid is one of the most popular and common first aid courses taken by individuals and groups. It is a one-day 6-hour course that dives into the first aid curriculum and teaches you how to assist in a variety of emergencies.

Basic first aid course is the ideal solution for beginners who need to renew and refresh their CPR and lifesaving skills. This course will cover the following topics:

• Management of conscious or unconscious patients
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Adults and Babies (CPR)
• DRSABCD protocol and the use of a defibrillator (AED)
• External bleeding – trauma and shock
• Respiratory emergencies, covering asthma
• Cardiac emergencies, covering heart attack
• Calling Emergency Services (000) and many more.

Course Code: HLTAID011 Provide First Aid

Basic Life Support

Basic Life Support (BLS) training is recommended to those who work in healthcare or workplace settings. This training focuses on resuscitation and CPR skills needed in cardiac arrest and choking emergencies.

If you work in the healthcare industry, BLS certification is often required before applying. It is to ensure that you have the skills to help your patients and clients in times of emergency. In this course, you will learn the following skills:

• How to respond to emergencies
• Check, call, care: scene and victim management
• Choking management
• Circulation emergencies
• CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
• Use of AED
• Health Care Provider required skillset

Course Code: HLTAID010 Provide Basic Emergency Life Support

Child Care First Aid Course

Child Care First Aid course or Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting is a one-day, 7-hour course.

This course is ideal for childcare workers, daycare staff, educators, outside-of-school hours (OOSH) workers, and even families.

Child Care First Aid course goes in-depth on topics that cover essential aid needed when assisting a child in crisis. It teaches skills identical to a standard first aid course, but for children. In this course, you will learn the following:

• Scene and casualty management
• Infant and Child CPR
• Breathing emergencies (asthma and anaphylaxis in children)
• Wound care
• Head, neck, and spinal injuries
• Childhood Illness
• Toy and equipment safety
• Poisoning and many more.

Course Code: HLTAID012 Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting