Lesson 1: Scene safety and the primary survey · 8 min
Check scene safety, send an early scene report and run a structured primary survey that deals with life-threatening bleeding first.
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 18 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.



What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Check scene safety, send an early scene report and run a structured primary survey that deals with life-threatening bleeding first.
Sort casualties at a mass casualty incident into four triage categories using START or your service's tool.
Control life-threatening limb bleeding with an escalating approach: direct pressure, dressing and packing, then a tourniquet.
Apply avoid, assess, reduce to lifting and moving patients, and protect the neck when spinal injury is suspected.
Recognise opioid overdose, heat stroke, hypothermia risk and drowning, and give the first actions.
Final assessment · Completion