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Course Description

This six-hour course provides essential life-saving skills to help you respond confidently in emergencies at home, work, or in your community. The Everyday First Aid course is designed for anyone who wants to learn CPR, defibrillator use, and first aid for all ages, including basic treatment for common medical conditions such as anaphylaxis, stroke, heart attacks, and asthma.

Our Everyday First Aid course combines practical, hands-on training with expert instruction to build confidence and competence in emergency response. You’ll learn how to manage critical situations involving adults, children, and infants, including cardiac arrest, choking, and severe bleeding.

This course is ideal for parents, carers, and community members who want to be prepared for real-life emergencies. Upon completion, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to act quickly when every second counts.

COURSE BENEFITS

Learn CPR and defibrillator use for adults, children, and babies.
Gain confidence to respond to choking, seizures, severe bleeding and other medical conditions and injuries.
Delivered by experienced trainers with real-world expertise.
Practical, hands-on training in just six hours.
Ideal for anyone who wants to protect family, friends, and community.

Course Topics

A comprehensive session covering essential emergency life support procedures for adults, children, and infants:

Adult, child, and baby resuscitation (CPR)
Recognising and responding to chest pain
Managing choking in adults, children, and babies
Using a defibrillator: prompts and pad placement
Conducting a primary survey
Helping unresponsive individuals
Controlling bleeding
Responding to seizures, asthma, allergic reactions, shock, stroke, fainting and low blood sugar.

Classic (Classroom) Learning

This learning style is entirely classroom based and requires you to attend in person with a group of other delegates. This benefits those who prefer interactive sessions with the opportunity to ask questions to the instructor.

Pick one of our training venues across the country, and choose a date to come and train with the experts.

If you’d like us to come to your group in the community to deliver the course, please fill in our enquiry form here.

Course Requirements

This course is suitable for ages 16 plus (ages 14/15 can be accompanied by an adult).
Delegates need a basic command of English (defined as Level 2).
Delegates must complete all modules.
Delegates must act in a professional and appropriate manner, in line with our HEART values.
You need to be physically fit enough to be able to demonstrate CPR*

*If you need any reasonable adjustments to be in place for your course, we will do all we can to facilitate, please advise ahead of your course by contacting our Community Engagement Team.

Course Certification & Assessments

CERTIFICATION

Delegates who successfully complete this Everyday First Aid Course will receive a St John Ambulance certificate of attendance on completion of the course.

ASSESSMENT

Delegates will not be assessed during this course.

Transfer, Reschedule or Amend Booking

Find out how to request a transfer, reschedule or make an amendment to your course booking on our Course Amendments page.

Everyday First Aid Course

Name: Everyday First Aid Course
Brand: St John Ambulance
SKU: 6634
Price: 45.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product Code: 6634

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The Everyday First Aid Course is delivered by St John Ambulance’s experienced trainers, combining real-world insight with hands-on learning.

St John Ambulance is a leading UK charity with over 140 years of experience in first aid education, trusted by thousands of organisations nationwide.

We won't just tell you about first aid. We'll give you the confidence to deliver first aid when and where its needed.