Advanced first aid, online theory.

Advanced First Aid builds on First Aid Essentials with the wider knowledge a First Aid at Work (FAW) first aider needs: the secondary survey, head and spinal injuries, fractures, chest injuries, eye injuries and poisoning, heart attack and stroke, asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetes and epilepsy, heat and cold, and monitoring and handover.

Length: About 1.5 hours
Topics: 16 narrated topics
Assessment: 30 questions, 24 to pass
Practical skills: In person, with a trainer

What the course covers

16 topics, each with a real-world task.

16 scenario tasks, one after each topic. Topics unlock in order and progress saves automatically, so it can be done in short bursts.

Beyond the basicsRecap the primary survey, then the secondary survey and SAMPLETask: What comes next?
Head and spinal injuriesConcussion, worsening signs, skull fracture and the spineTask: A fall from scaffolding
Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strainsRecognise, support, and RICETask: An open fracture
Chest injuries and serious burnsBroken ribs, chest wounds, and burns that need hospitalTask: A chemical splash
Eye injuries and poisoningDust, chemicals, embedded objects, and poisonsTask: The wrong bottle
Heart attack, angina and strokeRecognise the signs, the W position, aspirin and FASTTask: Crushing chest pain
Breathing, allergy, diabetes and epilepsyAsthma, anaphylaxis, hypos and seizuresTask: A shaky colleague
Putting it togetherA fall from a ladder, then a severe allergic reactionTask: Two casualties
Monitoring and handoverBreathing, pulse, skin and response, recorded with timesTask: A changing casualty
Bone, joint and muscle injuries in depthSlings, common fractures, dislocations and crampTask: A swollen wrist
Spinal injuries in depthHow it happened, holding the head, and the airway firstTask: A gurgling airway
Heat and coldHypothermia, heat exhaustion, heatstroke and frostbiteTask: A roofer in the sun
Medical conditions in depthHigh and low blood sugar, seizures, fainting and sepsisTask: High or low?
Breathing problems in depthAction plans, spacers, allergy triggers, hyperventilation and COTask: Fast breathing
Poisons, substances and bitesAlcohol, drugs, workplace chemicals, stings and bitesTask: After the party
Final scenariosA collapse in a plant room, a lab splash, and a course recapTask: Stop rinsing?

Who it's for

First aiders working towards First Aid at Work.

First Aid at Work is the longer, more advanced standard. First Aid Essentials and Advanced First Aid together cover its theory online, and the training provider teaches and assesses the practical skills face to face. The FAW certificate comes from the training provider once those skills have been assessed in person.

HSE-recognised first aid certificates, such as Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) and First Aid at Work (FAW), cannot be earned fully online. The practical skills must be taught and assessed face to face by a qualified trainer. This course is the online theory part, which a training provider pairs with the in-person practical.

FORMAT

Narrated video lessons with captions, on any phone, tablet or computer. The practical skills are taught and assessed separately, in person.

ASSESSMENT

30 questions, marked by the system. Learners need 24 correct (80%) to pass.

CERTIFICATE

A record of the online theory, issued on passing and kept for four years. It is not a first aid certificate on its own: the training provider issues that once the practical skills have been assessed in person.

MANAGERS

Assign it, set a due date and see every learner's progress and result.

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