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Basic Emergency Care
Course Description
Basic Emergency Care is a 4 hour basic first aid course that can be tailored to suit the requirements of the participants, from students in the classroom to employees across all workplaces and industry types. Basic Emergency Care aims to develop a person’s first aid skills and knowledge enabling them to effectively assess an emergency situation, apply basic first aid emergency care and the life saving skills of resuscitation.
Course Content
- Basic Emergency Care and CPR
- Casualty assessment on a live patient
- Perform a basic emergency care management assessment
- Apply the DRSABCD principals of resuscitation - danger, response, airways, breathing and compression. Defibrillation is discussed but not demonstrated in this course
- The recovery position
- Recognition and treatment of fractures and dislocations, bites and stings, asthma, choking and cramps
- Treatment of burns (especially sunburn) wounds, infection, shock, bleeding and eye injuries
- Treatment of needle stick injuries
- Medical conditions - medical alert
Realising that each business or industry type require specific and tailored first aid awareness training, SLSWA can design a four hour course to the specific needs of participants and workplace. This tailored course will include all of the above, plus the application of advanced first aid principles when managing injuries in the workplace.
Methods of Delivery and Course Duration
Full Course:
- 4 hours of face to face training
Course Information
Minimum Age Requirement: 11 years
Pre-requisite: Nil
On successfully completing the training, participants will obtain an Australian Lifesaving Academy of WA Basic Emergency Care certificate.
Course Fee
Full Course:
$58.00 per person (GST inclusive)
Price includes professional instruction, all course materials and certification.