First Aid Essentials

This e-learning course addresses some basic first aid responses to common accident and medical emergency situations that may be faced in a low-risk workplace.

Please note: this course does NOT make you a qualified first aider. It’s always better for a certified person to administer first aid, but if there are no trained people available, the information in this course provides a basic level of awareness on how to react in some of the most common emergency scenarios in the workplace.

Being prepared with a basic knowledge of first aid can give you the confidence to provide immediate comfort and essential care while waiting for the professionals to arrive. Medical emergencies are frightening and around a quarter of us admit we’d be too scared to intervene yet in most cases, doing something, rather than nothing, in those first moments can make all the difference. It’s estimated that first aid could prevent as many as 150,000 deaths in the UK every year.

Topics explored in this course:

• First aid fundamentals
• Medical emergencies
• Common accidents

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Identify first aid support measures available in your workplace
• Call for an ambulance and be prepared for the questions they’ll ask
• Recognise common medical emergencies and injuries that could occur in a lower-risk workplace
• Apply basic first aid principles if someone became suddenly ill or injured at work

Approximate time to complete: 50 minutes