Tailored to meet the first aid needs of people in all types of locations and situations, these online resources will provide you with an essential reference, helping you to identify the first aid appropriate in an emergency.
Simply register, take the course, do the exam, and finally print your certificate.
I posted this over 6 months ago, so this is an opportune time to re-post as a great refresher.
No… It's a simple refresher for a car accident scenario! You get a printable certificate for the participation though.
In other words is useless
When you only think that a recognised certificate gives you something … yes … it's useless for you.
I believe it is pretty helpful …
Oh dear. "sorry for your loss but the online course never provided the facility for mouth to mouth with another human being……..oops"
Maybe "mouth to mouse" ;)
You can get sued for practically anything these days.
Show me a case of anyone ever being sued for administering first aid. Google 'Good Samaritan Protection'. I've done a number of paid courses, and the thing stressed most - in a life threatening situation, doing something is infinitely better than doing nothing.
Also reported for a dupe.
Save your report. As a learner you're probably not aware of the 6 month rule. And you obviously didn't read my description in this post.
Support for the public dissemination of First Aid knowledge is shown by St John's wanting to educate all of the SA's Primary School students for free. It has the First Aid in Schools program.
America is the home of suing, not Australia.
All public knowledge about life preservation contributes to a better society and a safer society. Ignorance is not bliss and inaction is irresponsible.
Unfortunately, Australia has a number of states that rate in top 10 (at least it was a few years back) most litigious in the world. Absolutely agree with everything else you've said though.
@ScottyP: http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/fragview/inforce/act+22+20…
Civil Liability Act 2002 No 22
Current version for 3 June 2013 to date
Part 8
Part 8 Good samaritans
55 Application of Part
(1) This Part applies to civil liability of any kind.
(2) This Part does not apply to civil liability that is excluded from the operation of this Part by section 3B.
56 Who is a good samaritan
For the purposes of this Part, a good samaritan is a person who, in good faith and without expectation of payment or other reward, comes to the assistance of a person who is apparently injured or at risk of being injured.
57 Protection of good samaritans
(1) A good samaritan does not incur any personal civil liability in respect of any act or omission done or made by the good samaritan in an emergency when assisting a person who is apparently injured or at risk of being injured.
(2) This section does not affect the vicarious liability of any other person for the acts or omissions of the good samaritan.
58 Exclusion from protection
(1) The protection from personal liability conferred by this Part does not apply if it is the good samaritan’s intentional or negligent act or omission that caused the injury or risk of injury in respect of which the good samaritan first comes to the assistance of the person.
(2) The protection from personal liability conferred by this Part in respect of an act or omission does not apply if:
(a) the ability of the good samaritan to exercise reasonable care and skill was significantly impaired by reason of the good samaritan being under the influence of alcohol or a drug voluntarily consumed (whether or not it was consumed for medication), and
(b) the good samaritan failed to exercise reasonable care and skill in connection with the act or omission.
(3) This Part does not confer protection from personal liability on a person in respect of any act or omission done or made while the person is impersonating a health care or emergency services worker or a police officer or is otherwise falsely representing that the person has skills or expertise in connection with the rendering of emergency assistance.
@ScottyP: You were simply the last comment in the thread to reply to…I felt it important for OzBers to know up front (as TA suggested) that first aiders acting in good faith are indeed indemnified against civil liability by the Good Samaritan act…this is actually a fairly important factor in deciding to attempt to render first aid in an emergency. It's also the first topic in every FA course I've ever attended.
You don't need courses, certificates or qualifications for this protection to apply…so the litigiousness of Australian states/territories is actually a fairly moot point in this context.
@StewBalls: Rightyo. Is actually interesting information to know. I think quite pertinent in a society with growing fears/concerns about liability.
@ScottyP: Absolutely, it is indeed unfortunate that as with so many other things, we tend to be following the US model in terms of civil action for every little thing nowadays.
@ScottyP: Completely false that Australia is in the top 10, or was in the past few years. "Indeed, 'Australia has been regularly quoted as being the second most litigious society after the USA.'21 The latter statement is based on a paper written in 1983 by a US academic, who admits that his basis for the comparison is deficient.22 The paper was never meant to be a scientific comparison of litigation rates between the two countries and is now 19 years [now 31 years] out of date… According to the annual report of the Australian Productivity Commission, litigation has not increased in Australia; rather it has decreased at an average annual rate of 4% over the last three years (see Figure 4 below).23 If society were becoming more litigious, would there not be a corresponding rise in litigation rates?"
NSW Parliament Public Liability Briefing Paper, 2002, page 14
@twocsies:
Just look at Table 1 in COMPARATIVE LITIGATION RATES, Harvard Discussion Paper Series, 2010
Although Australia has a high number of lawyers per capita, it has many times fewer suits filed, less judges, less motor insurance expenditure as a proportion of GDP, less cost of contract action, less difficulty in enforcing contracts, than at least two or more in a short list of other countries.
If some idiot tried to sue you for saving their life you'd just go to the media. They'd drop the case soon enough with the public backlash. Swifter justice than the courts.
@twocsies: It was NSW that was quoted as being second most litigious state next to California, and not the country as a whole. The ACT was close second. I can't find the reference but I think it was in relation to injury suits. I will happily take back what I said in light of zero evidence.
It is nice to get free leaning especially with first aid but stating certificate in the title is a bit misleading to some. It is not a recognised training certificate
stating certificate in the title is a bit misleading…
Agreed and removed.
"not recognised" means they didn't pay a fee to some self-proclaimed authority.
The knowledge you will gain will be the same.
See how cheap and easy things are without the red tape?? Sadly most sheep people can't.
If you live in NT and someone collapses on the street, by law you have to stop and help them
Duty Of Care.
With this, I can only administer first aid online?
Thanks
I remember seeing a guy lying on the road at a petrol station. I asked the staff to call ambulance and rushed over to him. He was pale and certainly very light breathing.
I have done first aid before but at that time the course was 2 years old in my brain. Basically I forgot what to do and could only remember to put him into the recovery position and tried to clear his airway. Didn't even remember how to do CPR either. Then people started to gather around and surprisingly no one knew first aid either. So we basically just monitor him until luckily someone pulls over a cop car and they took over. After the experience I wish I had done the refresher.
Funny enough I Talked to my colleagues who was an ex medic. He said "what you did was good enough, today we only need people to do something, anyone does anything is still better than no one does nothing". First aid gives you the confident to do something. Go and take a proper course. Neg. LOl
What you did was most probably appropriate. You don't really administer CPR if someone is still breathing and conscious
Hey TA, can't believe the controversy your first aid post has generated, lol
Only for one or two perhaps but the discussion that followed clarified the topic for many I'm sure
Is this refresher course any good for people who have never done a first aid course before?
Like to try the course but don't want to take up someone else's place in the course if it is only meant for people who have previously done a proper training course.
it's online so you are not taking anyones spot.
With that said, first aid + CPR only takes 1-2 days, I highly recommend doing a course. You never know when you might need it!
Ok thanks.
Will wait for the next free full course to come along :) Hahaha
Is it a recognised certificate?