Successful completion of this course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to be able to develop an asthma management plan and provide asthma related first aid interventions in the workplace as well as providing First Aid to a person experiencing Anaphylaxis until the arrival of medical assistance.

The course covers the correct use of reliever medication, recognition, risk management, prevention and risk minimisation strategies related to Asthma and Anaphylaxis.

Individuals completing this course will be able to apply their skills and knowledge in either the workplace or in the community, whilst gaining a greater understanding of what occurs inside the body during an Asthma Attack, as well as identifying the triggers, signs, and symptoms of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, along with following the standard first aid procedures to administer Adrenaline using an Adrenaline autoinjector to someone suffering Anaphylaxis in the workplace or in the community.

This includes the development and implementation of pre-emergency risk assessment/management and the development and implementation of individual Asthma & Anaphylaxis management plans.

This course provides nationally recognised training for workers, or nominated workplace first aiders, from any industry sector and addresses the provision of care to adults and/or children in the workplace who are diagnosed as being at risk of Asthma Attacks and Anaphylaxis or displaying signs/symptoms of an Asthma Attack or Anaphylactic reaction.