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Free eLearning resources

Learning first aid doesn’t have to wait until you can attend a classroom course. Our free online eLearning resources give you the opportunity to build lifesaving knowledge at your own pace, wherever you are.

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These resources are quick, simple, and designed to help you feel more confident dealing with everyday injuries and emergencies.

What online first aid eLearning resources do we offer?

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Child and Infant Awareness

This eLearning resource is designed for parents, grandparents, or anyone who spends time with children and infants and wants to gain a basic understanding of child and infant first aid awareness, covering key topics such as the Primary Survey, making an emergency call, the recovery position, choking, and resuscitation.

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A course trainer wearing green and black uniform is demonstrating CPR on a training manikin. He is performing chest compressions, kneeling by the manikin and putting the heel of one hand in the centre of the manikin's chest. He has placed his other hand on top of the first and interlocked his fingers.

First Aid Awareness

This eLearning resource is designed for anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of first aid awareness, covering key topics such as the Primary Survey, making an emergency call, the recovery position, choking, bleeding, and resuscitation.

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Two cadet first aiders in the back of an ambulance. One is lying on a medical table while the other practices bandaging his arm. Both are wearing green uniforms.

Public Access Defib Awareness

This eLearning resource is designed for anyone interested in learning how to access and use a public access defibrillator (AED), covering key topics such as the Primary Survey, making an emergency call, heart attack, resuscitation, and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

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Frequently Asked Questions

These online eLearning resources are ideal for anyone who wants to learn the essentials of first aid. It’s especially suited to people who want to feel more confident helping in an emergency but don’t need a full workplace qualification.

These first aid awareness eLearning resources are not a regulated workplace qualification. If your employer requires accredited training to meet Health and Safety Executive (HSE) standards, we recommend booking our Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work course.

It’s great to have a basic level of first aid awareness so that you can be of support in an emergency. Our free online first aid awareness resources are a small investment of time that can have a big impact on your ability to respond effectively in emergency situations, potentially saving lives in the process.

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