Our Basic First Aid certification follows the latest ECC/ILCOR guidelines and is nationally accepted. This course is designed for first-time participants as well as people who are renewing their Basic First Aid certification. You always have an option to take the exam at any time, or you can take it once you have reviewed the course.
This course teaches basic First Aid techniques to address the most common situations that can happen in workplace or community setting. This course is designed to train you to respond to emergencies. You will also learn essential life-saving techniques to feel confident in situations where immediate action can make all the difference. The course is developed by U.S. board certified physicians.
The study guide for the course allows you to systematically review everything you will need to know for the certification exam.
Course sections include:
- Laws and Safety regarding CPR: This section explains the symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest, Good Samaritan laws and the chain of survival along with universal safety precautions that should be taken during any emergency.
- CPR and Types of CPR: This section defines CPR and how Infant, Child and Adult CPR are different. Furthermore this section goes in detail about each type of CPR’s protocols. It also discusses in detail compression only CPR protocol, which was recently put out by the American Heart Association.
- Conscious and Unconscious Choking: This section highlights conscious and unconscious choking in adult victims and the treatment for it. It further explains chocking in infant and child victims and their respective treatment protocols.
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED): This section explains AEDs and how to best use them while resuscitating a victim.
