Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

Online Course

The University of Glasgow

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Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

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What is the course about?

Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

The course Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero is an online class provided by The University of Glasgow through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Get an introduction to basic first aid, including how to help someone who is choking, with this first aid course.

Course description

Learn first aid – you could save someone’s life
2 weeks

Thousands of lives a year could be saved if more of us knew basic first aid. This 2-week course is a basic guide to first aid.
You will learn how to recognise and manage emergencies and build a foundation of first aid knowledge and skills to build on. Whether it’s how to help someone who’s choking, helping someone who has passed out, or helping someone with a severe cut, this course will give you the confidence to deal with basic first aid problems.

Explain why first aid is a vital skill and know when to apply it
Describe how to recognise and manage the non-breathing unconscious patient
Describe how to recognise and manage the breathing unconscious patient
Describe how to manage an acute bleed
Summarise how to help someone who is choking
Discuss how to build on first aid skills

This course is for anyone interested in learning first aid, you don’t need any medical experience.
While the Educators themselves aren’t available to facilitate this run, we encourage you to engage with other learners and there are opportunities to do this throughout the course.

The University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

Course Topic

Fertility & Birth, Healthcare & Medicine, Nursing

University, College, Institution

The University of Glasgow

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / The University of Glasgow you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

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