First aid skills

Learn first aid skills
In this section, you’ll learn and practise 17 different first aid skills. The films you’ll watch cover different first aid scenarios. Learn the steps and key action to take when someone needs first aid.
Start with the debate below. Think about helping others in need of first aid, learn the first aid skills, then check what you have remembered in the quiz section.
Learning objectives
- Learn and understand what first aid is
- Practise evaluating values around helping others by evaluating some statements about first aid

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Discover 17 first aid skills
Click on a first aid topic to learn what to do to help.

Asthma attack
Learn how to help someone who is having an asthma attack

Bleeding heavily
Learn how to help someone who is bleeding heavily.

Broken bone
Learn how to help someone who has broken a bone

Burns
Learn how to help someone who has a burn

Choking
Learn how to help someone who is choking

Head injury
Learn how to help someone who has a head injury

Heart attack
Learn how to help someone who is having a heart attack

Hypothermia
Learn how to help someone who has hypothermia

Meningitis
Learn how to help someone who has meningitis

Poisoning / harmful substance
Learn how to help someone who: has swallowed something harmful.

Seizure / epilepsy
Learn how to help someone who is having a seizure

Severe allergic reaction
Learn how to help someone who is having an allergic reaction

Strains and sprains
Learn how to help someone who has a strain or a sprain

Stroke
Learn how to help someone who is having a stroke

Unresponsive and breathing
Learn how to help someone who is unresponsive and breathing

Unresponsive and not breathing
Learn how to help someone who is unresponsive and not breathing.

Unresponsive and not breathing when an AED is available
Learn how to help someone who is unresponsive and not breathing when an AED is available
Other topics you might be interested in

Helping others
Learn about the bystander effect, what inspires people to help and the qualities of people who act.

Safety and wellbeing
Learn and practise how to keep safe, use coping skills and look after your wellbeing when helping others.

Share and remember
Share what you’ve learned with others and remember your learning
Secondary guidance and support
This section includes curriculum links, a teacher and educator guide and everything you need to get started.