First aid training 16h

The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires maintaining first aid preparedness at the workplace, which includes not only appropriate supplies but also persons familiar with the emergency department. Those who have successfully completed a first aid course will receive a first aid card and certificate valid for three (3) years. Some courses can be awarded a professional qualification mark. The course lasts two days, a total of 16 hours. First aid course after 16 hours it is possible to participate in an advanced first aid course for 16 hours, which deepens and expands the knowledge and skills learned in the basic course

Target audience

Regardless of the field, the course is suitable for all companies and individuals who want to learn basic first aid skills and knowledge.

All our trainers are first aid and health information trainers (ETK) or emergency first aid trainers (HEK) trained and approved by the Finnish Red Cross.

Content

• Assistance in an accident or illness
• Basics of emergency first aid
• First aid for the unconscious
• Basic resuscitation
• Foreign object in the airways
• Circulating disorder (shock)
• Wounds
• The most common illnesses
• Burns and electrical injuries
• Joint injuries and fractures
• Poisoning