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Ready to Help: first aid and CPR awareness (not a certificate)
This is not a certificate and doesn’t teach technique. Six lessons on calling 000, 999 or 911, how call-takers guide you, what first aid and CPR courses cover, and how to find recognized hands-on training in Australia, the UK and the US.
About this course
First aid and CPR basics (awareness course, not a certificate).
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 16 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults in Australia, the UK, the US or elsewhere who want to know how to respond in an emergency and how to find recognized first aid training.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time. You start with just your first name and email, and you can take one whole course that way. After that, a free account lets you continue past lesson 1.
Sources we rely on
23 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Explain what first aid and CPR are, and why skills need hands-on training
- Call 000, 999 or 911 and give the call-taker what they need
- Describe how call-takers guide you and what you can do while you wait
- Describe what recognized first aid and CPR courses cover and how they’re assessed
- Find recognized training in your country (HLTAID011 via RTOs, HSE GEIS3, AHA, American Red Cross, NSC) and make a readiness plan
Downloads
- First aid readiness plan .docxAn emergency call card (numbers, address, landmarks), a course finder for your country’s recognized route, and a home and workplace readiness checklist. Not a certificate and no first aid technique.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or another qualified health professional about your situation. In an emergency call 000 (AU), 999 (UK), 911 (US/Canada) or 111 (NZ).
- First aid basics · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- How to perform CPR · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Triple Zero (000) · Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Calling Triple Zero (000) · Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Australian health services and 24-hour health advice line · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- When to call 999 · NHS (UK)
- NHS 111 online · NHS (UK)
- National 911 Program · 911.gov (US Government)
- Calling 911 · 911.gov (US Government)
- Australian Resuscitation Council · Australian Resuscitation Council
- Public resources: learn CPR · Resuscitation Council UK
- HLTAID011 Provide First Aid (National Training Register) · training.gov.au (Australian Government)
- Australian Skills Quality Authority · ASQA (Australian Government)
- Selecting a first-aid training provider: a guide for employers (GEIS3) · Health and Safety Executive (UK)
- First aid at work: needs assessment · Health and Safety Executive (UK)
- Medical and first aid: overview · Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
- Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program (OSHA 3317) · Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
- CPR and first aid courses · American Heart Association (US)
- CPR classes and certification · American Red Cross (US)
- First aid training · National Safety Council (US)
- Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 · Lifeline Australia
- Contact a Samaritan: 116 123 · Samaritans (UK and Ireland)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: researched from published official public-health and government guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. Read how these courses are made.
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