Basic first aid

Basic First Aid

Our Basic First Aid course will teach you every-day first aid skills, which are invaluable when accidents happen around the home and when you’re out and about. This course does not include CPR training.

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for members of the public who want to learn first aid without having to learn CPR or resuscitation techniques.

First Aid China welcomes young people who are 12 years of age or older into all of our community first aid courses. If you are under the age of 16, you must attend with a responsible adult member of the family, or guardian. (Two young people per adult.)

What will you learn?

This course covers how one should deal with minor or deteriorating conditions in many emergency situations.

Course Content

• communication and care of an injured person
• looking after yourself and an injured person
• treatment of minor bleeding and minor burns
• treatment of an unconscious person
• priorities of first aid, and learning how to manage the scene of an accident.
• treatment of a choking person
• treatment of fainting, animal/insect [not sure about this, what types of bites?] bites/stings, and sprains/strains.

Course Duration

Three to Four hours (depending on region/course)

Assessment and certification

Continuous assessment by trainer.