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The British Red Cross First Aid training apps equip you with simple first aid skills to use during emergencies.
Our first aid apps are available for free to download on Android and Apple mobile devices. They provide life-saving advice on first aid scenarios, such as choking, heart attack, seizures, and burns. We have a general first aid app as well as a first aid app specifically for baby and child first aid.
Great reassurance if you have a baby or child. I like that you can test your knowledge. Good to top up on your knowledge every now and then.
User review from Leila
The British Red Cross free general first aid app covers over 20 first aid skills. Using a simple and easy-to-learn approach, the app is suitable for anyone looking to learn first aid to help others in an emergency.
Key app features:
- simple step-by-step guides
- videos and interactive quizzes
- works without internet
- useful tips and signposting to further information
Great reassurance if you have a baby or child. I like that you can test your knowledge. Good to top up on your knowledge every now and then.
User review from Leila
The British Red Cross free baby and child first aid app helps you keep your little ones safe. The app provides child and baby first aid advice and is designed to support parents, grandparents, and caregivers to learn 17 first aid skills to help in a first aid emergency. You can also find tips on how to prepare for emergencies both at home and while out and about.
Key app features:
- simple step-by-step skill guides
- videos
- animations
- interactive quizzes
- toolkit feature to record children's medical needs
- useful tips and signposting to further information
- first aid course information
When two-year-old Seven choked on a plastic toy brick, her mum Gemma remembered what she’d learned from a British Red Cross first aid video on Facebook and acted quickly.
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