University of Glasgow: Free Course On Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

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Get an introduction to basic first aid, including how to help someone who is choking, with this first aid course.

This course is for anyone interested in learning first aid, you don’t need any medical experience.

Learn first aid – you could save someone’s life
Thousands of lives a year could be saved if more of us knew basic first aid. This 2-week course is a basic guide to first aid.

You will learn how to recognise and manage emergencies and build a foundation of first aid knowledge and skills to build on. Whether it’s how to help someone who’s choking, helping someone who has passed out, or helping someone with a severe cut, this course will give you the confidence to deal with basic first aid problems.

What topics will you cover?

• Explain why first aid is a vital skill and know when to apply it
• Describe how to recognise and manage the non-breathing unconscious patient
• Describe how to recognise and manage the breathing unconscious patient
• Describe how to manage an acute bleed
• Summarise how to help someone who is choking
• Discuss how to build on first aid skills