First Aid Course (American BLS)

Offered by American BLS,
First Aid Course (American BLS)

Take the free online first aid course and learn the skills necessary to save lives. Basic First Aid skills are some of the most overlooked and under-appreciated skills a person could have. Would you be prepared to act quickly if a friend or loved one started having an emergency?

  • What if your father started to have a stroke?
  • What if your infant started choking?
  • What if your friend started having an asthma attack?
  • Do you have the First Aid Training necessary to to save their life?

It sounds extreme and horrible but the reality is that these emergencies happen all the time. There might be a situation in your life that you are forced to act quickly and save a person’s life. Luckily, American BLS offers a Free First Aid Course to give you the First Aid Training Online needed to act in an emergency.
In this course, you will learn the skills you need to act quickly and confidently to recognize a life threatening situation and perform first aid on a victim and learn to save lives. We’ll go over a number of common emergencies and give you the tools and information you need to properly treat each emergency.
The Online First Aid Course will Cover:

  • Choking (Heimlich Maneuver)
  • Bleeding
  • Strokes
  • Poisoning
  • Allergic Reactions
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Asthma
  • Splints
  • Seizures
  • Bee Stings
  • Burns
  • and MUCH MORE

The First Aid Course covers everything you need to react in an emergency. This includes choking, bleeding, stroke, poisoning, allergic reactions, seizures, bee stings, and much more. The course is administered online and uses a combination of written text, pictures, and video to teach the First Aid Skills necessary to act in an emergency. After the course, an assessment quiz is administered to test the knowledge of the course material.

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