Emergency responder training.

When you are first on scene, the first few minutes matter most. This course covers keeping yourself safe, the primary survey, catastrophic bleeding, airway and breathing, medical emergencies, trauma, a clear handover to the ambulance crew, and what to do at a major incident.

Length: About 45 minutes
Topics: 8 narrated topics
Assessment: 15 questions, 12 to pass
Practical skills: In person, with a trainer

What the course covers

8 topics, each with a real-world task.

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

The first responder’s roleSafety first, protecting yourself, and working within your trainingTask: Arriving at a collision
The primary surveyCatastrophic bleeding, then ABCDE: what kills first, firstTask: Where do you start?
Catastrophic bleedingDirect pressure, wound packing, tourniquets and haemostatic dressingsTask: Twenty minutes to wait
Airway and breathingOpening the airway, breathing problems, recovery position and CPRTask: Is that breathing?
Medical emergenciesSepsis, suspected opioid overdose, hypothermia and heat strokeTask: Behind the toilets
Trauma and moving casualtiesFalls, crush injuries, staying put, warmth and reassuranceTask: She wants to get up
Communication and handoverCalling 999 well, ATMIST handover, records, and looking after yourselfTask: The crew arrive
Major incidents: putting it togetherMETHANE, simple triage awareness, and a worked scenario at a busy eventTask: The barrier collapses

Who it's for

First aiders, security and event staff who may be first on scene.

This is the online theory. The practical skills are taught and assessed in person, so pair the course with hands-on training from a qualified trainer. It gives responders the knowledge to bring to that practical session and a shared way of working through an incident.

This course is online theory only. Hands-on skills such as CPR, opening the airway, wound packing and applying a tourniquet must be taught and assessed in person by a qualified trainer.

FORMAT

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

ASSESSMENT

15 questions, marked by the system. Learners need 12 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: practical skills are assessed in person by a qualified trainer.

MANAGERS

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

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