HLTAID012 | CHILDCARE FIRST AID

Provide First Aid in an Education and Care Setting

Practical First Aid training for workers in education and care settings, including Foundations of Safe Sleep in Early Childhood.

This course provides practical training for workers within an education and care setting to respond to first aid emergencies in line with legal and workplace requirements, Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

Learn how to identify illness or injury, contact emergency services and safely provide first aid using action plans, equipment and resources. Training covers CPR, defibrillation, anaphylaxis, asthma, bleeding, shock, fractures, sprains, strains and other emergencies.

Understand the differences between adults, children and infants when providing CPR, managing acute illness, communicating incident details, completing documentation and recognising psychological impacts.

The course also includes a fully online, non-accredited module covering safe sleep practices for infants and young children, SIDS and SUDI risk reduction, safe environments, legislative requirements and consistent routines.