First Aid for Adults (FutureLearn)

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.

What will you achieve?

- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage bleeds in an emergency situation involving an adult.

- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage choking in an emergency situation involving an adult.

- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage minor burns in an emergency situation involving an adult.

- Learners will gain an understanding of key cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques in the case of cardiac arrest involving an adult.

- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage an emergency situation involving an adult experiencing a stroke.

- Learners will gain an understanding of basic psychological first aid techniques for an emergency situation.

- Learners will gain an understanding of techniques to manage injuries after a car accident.

- Learners will be able to identify the key principles of first aid including the recovery position and initial assessment.