Free online courseFirst Aid Training Videos

Course Description

Welcome to "First Aid Training Videos". This essential course spans 2 hours and 27 minutes, meticulously designed to empower you with vital first aid skills. Positioned within the Health category and focusing on First Aid, it serves as an indispensable resource for anyone looking to be prepared in emergency situations.

The course begins by teaching you how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a drowning casualty, a crucial life-saving technique. You'll also learn how to conduct a primary survey in an urban environment, ensuring you can quickly and accurately assess the situation when encountering a casualty.

Moving forward, the course covers the proper techniques of placing an unconscious casualty in the recovery position and applying slings for arm or shoulder injuries. You will also be guided on how to assess an injury in a sports context and how to execute a secondary survey in an urban setting.

It's not just about adults; this course prepares you to perform CPR for suspected cardiac arrests, and you will gain knowledge on improvising a femur splint and treating injuries with impaled objects.

Understanding how to perform CPR and use an AED is essential, and this course dives deep into these practices. You will also learn the specialized techniques required for performing CPR on children and infants.

Situations involving helmets can be tricky, but we have you covered with tutorials on removing both full face and open face helmets safely. Additionally, the course includes training on treating casualties for shock and responding to major bleeding incidents.

Outdoor emergencies require different skills. The course will teach you how to perform CPR on a drowning casualty dressed in outdoor clothing and treat unconscious casualties in such environments. You will explore multiple recovery position options tailored for unconscious casualties.

For those dealing with anaphylaxis, understanding how to use an auto-injector (Epi Pen) is crucial, and this course offers detailed guidance. You'll also learn how to make an emergency call effectively when outdoors.

A wide range of bandaging techniques is covered, including improvising slings for arm or shoulder injuries and using an asthma inhaler with a makeshift spacer. Training on how to treat unconscious casualties both solo and with assistance is also included.

The course highlights the steps needed to treat choking adults, children, and infants, ensuring you can handle such emergencies confidently. It also focuses on monitoring conscious casualties and insulating, sheltering, and monitoring unconscious ones.

Lastly, the course covers advanced first aid topics including treating significantly bleeding injuries, managing minor amputations, and performing CPR with two rescuers. You will also be taught how to stabilize and realign lower leg injuries using available resources.