First Aid Foundations
First Aid Guidelines
ARC guidelines First aid guidelines from national peak clinical bodies Hazard identification and risk minimisation Infection control, standard precautions, resuscitation barrier devices Currency of skill and knowledge requirements First aid codes of practice Workplace/site-specific procedures First aid kit contents
Responding to First Aid Incidents
Chain of survival Upper airway management and positional change Accessing emergency services Recognising unconsciousness and abnormal breathing Duration and cessation of CPR Compression/ventilation rate, ratio, depth Hand positioning Anatomical and physiological differences — adults, children, infants AED use, safety and maintenance