First Aid

Simple actions save lives.

Would you know what to do in a first aid emergency? We can help you learn the simple skills that could save a life. 

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First aid at your fingertips

With our British Red Cross first aid apps you’re only two taps away from learning how to help someone in a first aid emergency.

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Coronavirus first aid advice

We are working to ensure our first aid advice follows best practice guidance. Please always consider your own personal safety first when delivering first aid. 

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Adult Education (19+)

Are you interested in learning essential first aid skills? Do you want to explore how to build confidence and coping skills? If so, our adult workshops are the place for you. 

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First aid champions

First aid champions is our new first aid teaching site for learners ages 5-18. Discover activities to teach first aid skills, kindness and wellbeing through engaging films, PowerPoints and quizzes.

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Learn first aid skills online

Want to learn the key skills to use in an emergency? Our up-to-date first aid advice is simple to learn and easy to remember.

Adult:

First aid for someone who is unresponsive and not breathing

First aid for someone who may have heat exhaustion

First aid for someone who is unresponsive and breathing

First aid for someone who is choking

First aid for someone who is bleeding heavily

Baby and child:

First aid for a baby who is choking

First aid for a baby or child who is bleeding heavily

First aid for a baby who is unresponsive and breathing

First aid for a baby or child who is having an epileptic seizure

First aid for a baby who is unresponsive and not breathing

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Find out more about British Red Cross free learning resources and workshops for adults (+19). Sign up and receive updates on topics such as first aid, wellbeing, tackling loneliness and support during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Help children and young people learn first aid

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First aid champions

Help children to learn first aid through interactive activities, film scenarios, information sheets and quizzes.

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First aid courses for organisations supporting vulnerable people

We work with organisations that support older people, homeless people and those living with drug and alcohol addiction. We provide tailored first aid education for the specific first aid situations they may face. Find out about first aid courses for organisations supporting vulnerable people.

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First aid products

Get high-quality first aid kits, AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators), manuals and learning materials from the British Red Cross.

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True stories

Have you helped someone with first aid? Share your own story with us and read our real-life first aid stories.

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Only one in 20

Just one in 20 people would know what to do in a first aid emergency, British Red Cross research has found.

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First aid blog posts

You’ll find seasonal first aid tips, inspiring true stories and more in our first aid blog posts.

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Don’t stop at 999

Up to 59 per cent of deaths from injury may have been prevented if first aid was given before the emergency services arrived.

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