Standard First Aid (SFA) + AED Grant Applicable

COURSE OUTCOMES

• Recognize a medical emergency situation
• Activate the appropriate emergency response system and follow the Emergency Action principles
• Recognise the signs and symptoms of identified emergencies, illnesses and injuries
• Perform the necessary and correct First Aid treatment to a casualty based on the emergency, illness and injury
• Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) with use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for adult victims.

COURSE OUTLINE

• First Aid Introductions
• Roles of a First Aid Responder
• Principles of First Aid
• Safety First! (BSP)
• First Aid Equipment and Supplies
• Human Body and Functions
• Patient Casualty and Handling
• Triaging by Severity/Rapid Triage
• Care for Shock (Fainting, Severe Allergic Reaction)
• Care for Short Tissue Injuries (Wounds, Bleeding/Nose Bleeding, Burns)
• Care for Poisoning
• Drug and Alcohol Emergencies
• Care for Choking and Drowning
• Care for Bones, Joints and Muscle Injuries (Muscle Cramps, Muscle Strain,
• Muscle Sprain, Dislocation, Fracture)
• Common Emergencies (Hypothermia/Heat Loss, Heat Cramps, Heat ???Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Fever, Headache, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea/Vomiting)
• Medical Emergencies (Diabetes,Seizure /Convulsions /Fits, Asthma, Stroke/CVA/Heart Attack)
• CPR & AED Demonstrations
• First Aid Demonstration Activities
• Disaster First Aid Simulation