Basic First Aid

  • Description
  • Who Should Take This Course?
  • Course Content
  • Required Student Materials
  • Course Format and Exam
  • Course Completion Card
  • *Online Training Options available

Description First Aid training is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills on how to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services arrives. Students learn how to deal with injuries and sudden illnesses first aid rescuers commonly face. They will learn the first aid actions for medical emergencies, including severe choking, heart attack, and stroke; and skills for handling injury and environmental emergencies, including severe bleeding, shock, musculoskeletal injuries, burns, bites and stings, and other types of injuries. CE/CME credits are not offered for this course.

Who Should Take This Course?  This course is for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card in first aid to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements.  It is common for professionals in the following fields to take the First Aid Course; teachers, summer camp counselors, coaches, foster care, social workers, maritime (US Coast Guard approved) nannies, parents, grandparents, babysitters (ten years or older), construction, general workplace.

Course Content

  • First aid basics
  • Control bleeding
  • Treat for Shock
  • Medical emergencies
  • Injury emergencies
  • Environmental emergencies
  • Preventing illness and injury

Required Student Materials Students will be provided with any necessary materials during class.

Course Format and Exam  During the course, the Instructor conducts video-based lessons and works with students to complete their first aid skills practice and testing.  

Course Completion Card Upon completion of this course, students receive a First Aid Course Completion Card, valid for two years. Cards will be processed as eCards, and usually received within 3-5 business days following the class.  

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