Basic first aid
Learn first aid that saves lives and gives you the confidence to act when the seconds count.
Audience
The course is aimed at all workers, apprentices, employees and others who may find themselves in situations where first aid is required, whether in the workplace, at home or in the public space. It is suitable for both the public and private sectors, and is particularly applicable in businesses with requirements for emergency preparedness and health and safety training. The course provides basic knowledge in life-saving first aid and meets requirements for first aid competence according to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and relevant regulations.
Learning objectives
The course provides participants with theoretical training in basic first aid. It provides insight into how to manage unconscious people, stop bleeding, provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use heart starters (AEDs). The course strengthens participants' confidence in acute situations and emphasizes practical understanding and judgment, so that participants know what to do, and dare to act when it comes.
After completing the course you will be able to
- Explain what first aid is and what it means to be a first aid
- Secure the site of damage and assess the situation quickly and correctly
- Controlling awareness and breathing, and ensuring free airway
- Laying a person on the side and helping with suffocation
- Stop bleeding and prevent circulatory failure and shock
- Recognize symptoms of serious illness such as heart attack, stroke and seizures
- Provide basal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with or without inhalations
- Using a heart starter (AED) safely and correctly
- Report and document incidents and near-accidents
- Create peace of mind and contribute to first aid preparedness in business
Important to note
This e-learning course covers the theoretical part of basic first aid. In order for the training to be complete in practice, the enterprise or the participant himself must carry out practical training and exercises. Practical training must include practicing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, side rest and the use of a heart starter, so that technique, pace and interaction sit in real situations.
In addition, the company must provide local adaptation that allows participants to know the routines, roles and preparedness in their own workplace. This includes placement and use of first aid equipment and heart starters, internal alert routines, meeting venue and lines of responsibility, as well as exercises relevant to the business's risk image. The course does not cover practical assessment and training on equipment found locally, and it does not replace annual repetition and exercises that build action skills over time.
See accompanying documents and guidance for this course at this page. Please contact us if you have any other questions.
Read more about the course at PECB website, or download updated brochure for this course here.
PECB courses are conducted in PECB's own learning portal, with presentations, materials for self-study as well as video where available. After payment, you sign up for the course, and receive an email from PECB with registration link, normally within 24 hours of booking.
The price for courses (self-study and e-learning) includes one year of access. During this period, the examination, one new exam if necessary, as well as the issuance of a certificate are included.
If you choose not to attend courses and only want to take the exam, the exam and certificate must be paid separately. The payment is made directly to the PECB.
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