First aid online course: vital knowledge on demand

Most people have attended a first aid course at some point in their lives – be it at school, in a company or as part of their driving test. For many, however, the course was a long time ago and the knowledge needs to be refreshed. The inhibition threshold to sign up for a first aid course again is usually too high. An online first aid course could solve this dilemma. At skillbest, we have developed an e-learning solution that conveys first aid knowledge in an accurate and fun way. With the help of videos or image sequences, we tell realistic stories and turn learners into actors. A sudden cardiac arrest? A heavily bleeding wound? Unconsciousness after a car accident? In our first aid online course, we put learners in a wide variety of situations that can also occur in everyday life. Of course, our solution can also work as an emergency paramedic online course.

Initial situation digitization

The problem

Almost everyone has attended a first aid course of some kind. For most people, however, this course was half an eternity ago. They may have the relevant certificate to hand, but the knowledge is usually lacking. The individual steps in an emergency – correct resuscitation and ventilation, recovery position, etc. – are only vaguely remembered. Unless required by law, this knowledge is rarely if ever refreshed. Yet this could save lives at the crucial moment.

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The solution

The dilemma – vital knowledge, lack of knowledge – was the starting point for us to develop our innovative e-learning solution. Our first aid online course offers the opportunity to go through all the necessary first aid steps. We use videos or image sequences to simulate realistic situations and use interactive elements to prompt learners to take action. We deliberately create stressful situations in order to generate a real first aid situation. Unlike face-to-face courses, where the real practice time for individuals is quite short, important procedures can be practiced and refreshed again and again in the online first aid course. If necessary, more complex steps and knowledge can also be tested so that the first aid online course can also function as an emergency paramedic online course.

Areas of application

Staff training
Training opportunity for driving schools
Relief for trainers
Private knowledge refresher

Advantages

Saves time and personnel resources
Provides low-threshold access to important content
Creates realistic situations
Trains decision-making skills
Enables rapid action in an emergency

Act correctly

Train the correct sequence

Cardiac massage, recovery position, artificial respiration, emergency call – almost everyone has the “classic” first aid steps in mind. However, it is necessary to carry out these steps in the correct order. Our first aid online course uses drag-and-drop exercises to train this accurately. Learners receive immediate feedback and recognize that they have done something wrong. A time limit deliberately creates a stressful situation in order to simulate a realistic situation.

Avoid mistakes

Pictograms support the learning process

What is the correct hand position for chest compressions? What about the stable lateral position with feet and hands? The problem when it comes to first aid is that very few people can give ad hoc, correct answers to questions like these. Half-knowledge does not help here and, in the worst case, can endanger lives. To avoid this, we work heavily with visual elements in our online first aid course. Pictograms support the learning process and ensure that movement and action sequences are firmly anchored in the memory.

Simulate stress

Acting correctly under pressure

In an emergency, it is essential to act quickly and not waste any time. This is exactly what can be practiced with the help of our first aid online course. Most of the exercises have to be carried out under time pressure. Learners are deliberately put under pressure with the help of time limits or countdowns in order to train focused decision-making in an emergency.

Our first aid online course makes it possible to refresh vital knowledge quickly and easily. This not only helps companies, but also relieves the burden on emergency organizations.

Managing Director Günther Veit on the online first aid course

How did the idea for the online first aid course come about?

Every day we hear and read about accidents in which courageous people have provided first aid and prevented something worse from happening. Most people then ask themselves: How would they have reacted themselves? As a rule, you then realize that your own first aid skills are already pretty rusty. You probably wouldn’t have been much help. This personal realization motivated us to take a closer look at the topic of first aid and to offer a low-threshold refresher course.

Can a first aid course work completely without attendance phases?

No, and it shouldn’t be. It is absolutely necessary for people to be able to practice with mannequins or other people during their first first aid course and to be able to ask questions of the lecturers. The online first aid course should be seen as a valuable addition to these face-to-face phases. For example, procedures can be consolidated again after the face-to-face course.

Who is the online first aid course suitable for?

The first aid online course can serve as a relief for companies that are obliged to train employees in the area of first aid. It can also supplement the services offered by emergency organizations. Speaking of emergency organizations: More complex procedures can also be mapped in the first aid online course, meaning that an emergency paramedic online course could also be easily implemented.