What is the correct order of first aid procedures when you find a casualty?

Check for danger, assess the person’s response, open the airway, check breathing, call emergency services, and provide appropriate care.

What should you do if someone is having a seizure?

Protect them from injury, cushion their head, time the seizure, do not restrain them or put anything in their mouth, and call emergency services if needed.

What are the main signs of heat stroke and what should you do?

Signs include confusion, hot skin, severe headache, and collapse. Call emergency services, move the person to a cool place, and cool them rapidly.

Free online course First Aid Training

Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 17 minutes

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Build life-saving first aid skills with this free online course: AED use, seizures, stroke, burns, choking and more—learn fast, act with confidence.

In this free course, learn about

Adult Emergency Conditions
Baby First Aid Essentials
Baby Emergency Response
Core Life Support and Medical Emergencies
Environmental Injuries and Support Techniques
First Aid Kit and Minor Injury Care

About the free online course

Knowing what to do in an emergency can turn fear into action. This free online first aid course helps you build practical, real-world skills for responding calmly and effectively when someone is injured or suddenly unwell. You will learn how to assess a casualty, choose the right next step, and protect both the person in need and yourself while help is on the way.

Through clear demonstrations and scenario-based practice, you will strengthen your ability to recognize time-critical warning signs and respond appropriately. The training covers key situations where early action matters most, including how to use an AED (defibrillator), what to do during a seizure, and how to spot common signs of stroke. You will also explore diabetic emergencies, heat-related illness, and suspected poisoning, so you can respond with informed urgency rather than uncertainty.

Injuries are just as important as illnesses, and this course helps you think safely under pressure. You will learn how to approach possible spinal injury, how to respond to fractures, and how to make decisions that avoid causing further harm while waiting for emergency services. The focus is on what a bystander can realistically do in the moment: providing immediate care, preventing deterioration, and supporting recovery until professionals arrive.

A major part of the course is dedicated to babies and young children, where quick decisions can be especially stressful. You will gain confidence in responding to choking, drowning, burns and scalds, fever, shock, allergic reactions, seizures, suspected dislocations, and possible ingestion of something poisonous. You will also learn how and when to use the recovery position for a baby and what to do if a child is not responding.

By the end, you will be better prepared for emergencies at home, at work, or in public spaces. Whether you want essential health and safety knowledge, a confidence boost for caregiving, or career-ready first aid awareness, this course equips you to act decisively when every minute counts.

Course content

Video class: How to Use a Defibrillator (AED) - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: What is the order of procedures to follow during a casualty?
Video class: What To Do If Someone Has A Seizure - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if you suspect someone is having a seizure?
Video class: What To Do If Someone Has A Stroke, Signs & Symptoms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the key signs that indicate a person is having a stroke?
Video class: What To Do If Someone Is Having A Diabetic Emergency - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: What is hypoglycemia?
Video class: How To Treat Heat Stroke, Signs & Symptoms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are some signs of heat stroke?
Video class: How To Treat Heat Exhaustion, Signs & Symptoms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are the steps that one must follow to treat heat exhaustion?
Video class: How To Treat Poisoning, Signs & Symptoms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the five key signs to look for if someone has swallowed a poison?
Video class: What To Do If Someone Has A Spinal Cord Injury - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: What are some incidents that could indicate a possible spinal injury?
Video class: How To Treat A Fracture & Fracture Types - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What is an open fracture?

Video class: What to do if Your Baby is Choking - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the signs that a baby is choking and how to help them?
Video class: What to do When Your Baby has Hurt Their Hands or Arms - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has injured their wrist or forearm?
Video class: How to Treat a Baby Who is in Shock - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are some signs that your baby may be in shock?
Video class: If Your Baby has a Severe Allergic Reaction - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby is having a severe allergic reaction?
Video class: If Your Baby has a Seizure - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What should one do if a baby is having a seizure?
Video class: If Your Baby has a Dislocated Joint - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What should you do if you think your baby has a dislocated joint?
Video class: What to do if Your Baby has a Burn or Scald - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What is the correct first step to take if your baby has a burn or scald?
Video class: What to do if Your Baby has Fever - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has a fever?

Video class: How to Put Your Baby in the Recovery Position - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 00m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby is not responding to you?
Video class: What to do if your Baby is Drowning - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: Check the alternative that presents the correct order to follow when performing first aid on a drowning baby.
Video class: If your Baby has Swallowed Something Poisonous - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has swallowed something poisonous?
Video class: What to do if your Baby has a Serious Fall - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has a broken bone?
Video class: Baby Primary Survey - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: Before treating a baby one should always perform a primary survey. What are the five key words that help you remember the steps you need to follow when performing a primary survey?
Video class: Signs & Symptoms of Meningitis in Babies - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has a fever and you suspect meningitis?
Video class: What to do if your Baby has a Head Injury - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if your baby has a minor head injury?
Video class: If your Baby has a Foreign Object in the Nose or Ear - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Video class: What To Do If Your Baby Had an Electric Shock - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 05m
Exercise: What should you do if you think your baby has had an electric shock and is unresponsive?

Video class: How to Treat Fever - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Video class: Heart Attack Symptoms & How to Treat a Heart Attack - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: What are some of the signs that a person is having a heart attack?
Video class: How to Give Baby CPR - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: What is the first step you should take if you find your baby unresponsive and not breathing normally?
Video class: How to do the Primary Survey - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Video class: How to Treat an Asthma Attack - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: Check the alternative that corresponds to the procedures to follow during a severe asthma attack.
Video class: What To Do When Someone Is Choking - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do if an adult or child is choking and unable to speak or cough?
Video class: Head Injury Symptoms & Advice - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: What are the signs of a severe head injury that require emergency medical help?
Video class: How to do Child CPR - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: What is the correct sequence of actions to perform CPR on an unresponsive child who is not breathing normally?
Video class: How to Treat Severe Bleeding - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 04m
Exercise: Read the statements below concerning how to treat severe bleeding and judge whether they are true or false. Then, check the alternative that matches your answers. I - If there are no objects in the wound, apply direct pressure. II - If possible, put on gloves before starting treatment. III - Remove the object in the wound with a sharp object. IV - Remove clothing from the wound before starting treatment.
Video class: Fainting Causes & Treatment - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are the three key signs of someone who has fainted?
Video class: Headache Causes & Treatment - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What should you do if someone has a headache following a head injury and it is not settling?
Video class: How to Treat Shock - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are the symptoms of someone experiencing shock?
Video class: The Recovery Position - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you do to maintain the airway of an unresponsive but breathing casualty?

Video class: How to Treat Frostbite - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are the steps that should be followed in case of frostbite?
Video class: How to Treat Dehydration - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the four signs of dehydration to look for?
Video class: How to Treat An Eye Injury - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are some of the precautions one should take when treating an eye injury?
Video class: Symptoms & How to Treat an Angina Attack - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What should you look for when trying to identify an Angina attack?
Video class: How to Treat Heat Rash - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the four signs of heat rash?
Video class: How to Make A Sling - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 03m
Exercise: What is the difference between an arm sling and an elevation sling?

Video class: How to Use your First Aid Kit & Contents - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What are essential items to have in your first aid kit?
Video class: How to Bandage A Hand - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Exercise: What is the correct way to wrap a roller bandage around someone's hand?
Video class: How to Bandage A Sprain - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 02m
Video class: How to Treat Hyperventilation - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Video class: What to Do if you Suspect Meningitis - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Video class: How to Treat Cuts and Grazes - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Video class: How to Treat Nose Bleeds - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: What are the effects of laying down when one has a nose bleed?
Video class: How to Treat a Sunburn - First Aid Training - St John Ambulance 01m
Exercise: Considering the procedures of how to treat sunburns, when is it necessary to seek medical advice?

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Course comments: First Aid Training

Students found the free online first-aid course practical, informative, clear, and accessible. They valued learning emergency skills, fair tests, useful videos, and the chance to refresh knowledge, with many recommending the course to others.

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