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Elementary First Aid
1st Aid · 5 hours

Elementary First Aid

ILCOR First Aid & CPR/ECC Guidelines

About This Course

A foundational first aid course aligned with ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation) guidelines. Covers scene safety and assessment, CPR and AED use for adults, children and infants, choking and airway obstruction, bleeding and shock, and burns, fractures and environmental emergencies. Interactive video lessons, guided reading, and knowledge-check quizzes throughout.

What You'll Learn

Scene Safety & the First Aider's Role
The Primary Survey: DRSABCD
The Chain of Survival & Calling for Help
Adult CPR: Compressions, Breaths & Quality
Using an AED
CPR for Children & Infants
Recognising Airway Obstruction
Adult & Child Choking: Back Blows & Abdominal Thrusts
Infant Choking (Under 1 Year)
Types of Bleeding & Direct Pressure
Shock: Recognition & Management
Wound Care & Special Bleeding
Burns: Assessment & Cooling
Fractures, Dislocations & Sprains (RICE)
Heat & Cold Emergencies

Course Curriculum

5 modules · 15 lessons · 5 hours

1

Scene Safety, Assessment & Calling for Help

Approaching a casualty safely, the primary survey (DRSABCD), the chain of survival, and calling for emergency help.

Scene Safety & the First Aider's RoleThe Primary Survey: DRSABCDThe Chain of Survival & Calling for Help
2

CPR & AED — Adult, Child & Infant

Chest compressions and rescue breaths, the correct ratio and depth, using an AED, and the differences for adults, children, and infants per ILCOR guidelines.

Adult CPR: Compressions, Breaths & QualityUsing an AEDCPR for Children & Infants
3

Choking & Airway Obstruction

Recognising mild and severe airway obstruction, back blows and abdominal thrusts for adults and children, and infant airway obstruction management.

Recognising Airway ObstructionAdult & Child Choking: Back Blows & Abdominal ThrustsInfant Choking (Under 1 Year)
4

Bleeding, Shock & Wound Care

Types of bleeding, direct pressure and tourniquets, recognising and managing shock, and the principles of wound care.

Types of Bleeding & Direct PressureShock: Recognition & ManagementWound Care & Special Bleeding
5

Burns, Fractures & Environmental Emergencies

Burn assessment and cooling, recognising and immobilising fractures and sprains, and heat and cold emergencies.

Burns: Assessment & CoolingFractures, Dislocations & Sprains (RICE)Heat & Cold Emergencies
$125.00USD
5 hours
5 modules · 15 lessons
Certificate of completion
Passing score: 70%