Duration: 2 hours

Modules: 9

Adult CPR

Child and Infant CPR

Using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Choking

The Heart

Bleeding and Burns

Bones

Asthma and Allergies

Epilepsy and Seizures

First aid saves lives and knowing what to do in an emergency can make all the difference. First aid is a simple skill, but it has an incredible impact. This first aid course is suitable for anyone who wants to learn first aid: covering all the major first aid topics and including basic everyday skills to coping with emergencies.

In this course, we cover all the major topics for adult first aid, and child and infant first aid. We also look at life saving first aid techniques, like the primary survey for assessing casualties, and look at the role of a first aider.

In this course you will learn:

First aid principles

Adult, child and infant CPR

Using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

First aid and choking

First aid for heart attacks and cardiac arrest

How to treat severe bleeding and burns

First aid for fractures 

First aid for asthma and allergic reactions

First aid for treating seizures and epilepsy

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