- Platform
- FutureLearn
- Provider
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Effort
- 2 hours/week
- Length
- 2 weeks
- Language
- English
- Credentials
- Paid Certificate Available
- Course Link
Overview
Learn first aid techniques to respond to seven causes of injury in adults.
This online course will introduce you to the key first aid actions you should take to effectively manage seven common causes of injury in adults: cardiac arrest, choking, bleeding, burns, strokes, road accidents and basic psychological first aid for an injured person.
You will also learn about the first aid fundamentals of assessing an emergency situation, how to check if a casualty is breathing and the recovery position technique.
To learn more about treating younger people, you can join IFRC’s course First Aid for Babies and Children.
Taught by
Dr. Bhanu Pratap, Pascal Cassan (MD) and Mark James Johnson
Learn first aid techniques to respond to seven causes of injury in adults.
This online course will introduce you to the key first aid actions you should take to effectively manage seven common causes of injury in adults: cardiac arrest, choking, bleeding, burns, strokes, road accidents and basic psychological first aid for an injured person.
You will also learn about the first aid fundamentals of assessing an emergency situation, how to check if a casualty is breathing and the recovery position technique.
To learn more about treating younger people, you can join IFRC’s course First Aid for Babies and Children.
Taught by
Dr. Bhanu Pratap, Pascal Cassan (MD) and Mark James Johnson