First Aid Class

Basic First Aid Training

Basic First Aid was created to help students develop basic first aid knowledge, skills, and the confidence to respond. The program is an excellent choice for both the community and workplace setting, and is consistent with recommendations of the National First Aid Science Advisory Board and OSHA’s best practices for first aid training programs in the workplace.

Intended Audience

• Individuals who require or desire basic first aid skills and knowledge with a focus on adults, children, or both, including:
• Emergency response teams in business and industry
• School bus drivers
• Adult residential care personnel
• Child care workers
• Teachers
• Parents
• Babysitters

Important Considerations

• Recognized certification period: Up to 2 years
• Successful completion is based on achievement of the core learning objectives rather than a prescribed instruction time.

Course topics 

• First Aid Provider—Legal Considerations
• Recognizing an Emergency
• Deciding to Help
• Personal Safety
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Primary Assessment
• Secondary Assessment
• Ongoing Assessment
• Control of Bleeding
• Internal Bleeding
• Managing Shock
• Amputation
• Impaled Object
• Open Chest Injury
• Open Abdominal Injury
• Head, Neck, or Back Injury
• Brain Injury
• Swollen, Painful, Deformed Limb 
• Eye Injuries
• Nosebleed
• Injured Tooth
• Burns
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Seizure
• Asthma
• Severe Allergic Reaction
• Severe Abdominal Pain
• Poisoning
• Bites and Stings
• Heat Emergencies
• Cold Emergencies
• and more....