Workplace first aid, CPR and AED: The knowledge half and the refresher

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length: 40 min
Lessons: 6 lessons
Frequency: At onboarding for designated first aiders and team leads
Last reviewed: 21 Oct 2026

Adult CPR and using an AED, step by step

What would you do?

Mei is not breathing normally

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

6 lessons, about 40 minutes
Process, timeline, sorting activity, scenario and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

10 slides
Poll, quiz, word cloud, scale slides
A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
30-day check-in
Anonymous by default
Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

ID	Objective	Source	Where it's covered
TO 360.0	Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment	-	Whole course
SO 360.1	Make the scene safe, call for help and place a breathing casualty in the recovery position, within your training + your info	OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151(b); UK Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 [source: report anchor, unverified]	Whole course
SO 360.2	Describe adult CPR and AED use step by step and when to start	Resuscitation guidance from the local council (European Resuscitation Council or American Heart Association) [source: report anchor, unverified]	Whole course
SO 360.3	Recognise and respond to choking, severe bleeding and shock, within your training	Local first-aid guidance your local first aid guidelines	Whole course
SO 360.4	Respond to burns, fractures, sprains, eye injuries and medical emergencies such as heart attack, stroke, seizure and diabetes, within your training	Italy D.M. 388/2003 [source: report anchor, unverified]; local guidance	Whole course
SO 360.5	Record an incident and restock the first-aid kit + your info	Employer's first-aid needs assessment	Whole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise

Scene safety, calling for help and the recovery position

4 pages

9 min

Before you beginNoteList

Alder Hotels back officeTextImage

Check, call, careProcessYour infoNote

Recovery positionTimelineQuiz

Adult CPR and using an AED, step by step

3 pages

7 min

Chain of survivalSorting activityYour info

Compressions and AEDAccordion

Try itScenarioQuiz

Choking, bleeding and shock

3 pages

7 min

ChokingTabsQuiz

BleedingTimelineNote

ShockFlashcardsMulti-select quiz

Burns, fractures, sprains and eye injuries

3 pages

7 min

BurnsProcess

Which is it?Sorting activityMatching quiz

Do notChecklist

Medical emergencies: heart attack, stroke, seizure, diabetes

2 pages

4 min

RecogniseTabs

ScenarioScenarioQuiz

Recording an incident, restocking the kit and next steps

3 pages

6 min

After the eventChecklistYour infoNoteYour info

Next stepsProcessYour infoNote

PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "check, call, care

Word cloudOne word for how you would feel finding a colleague collapsed

PollHow confident are you starting CPR?

Content · customiseThe chain of survival and the location of the AED and first-aid kits {{FIRST_AID_CONTACTS}}

QuizYour first step with a collapsed colleague? (Check it is safe ✔ · Lift them · Give water · Leave them)

QuizScenario: a colleague is not breathing normally. You… (Call, start CPR, send for the AED ✔ · Wait · Check the pulse for a minute · Give a drink)

PollDo you know where the nearest AED is?

ScaleHow confident are you that you would act in an emergency?

Open-ended / Q&AOne first-aid question

Content · customiseClosing {{SAFETY_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}

Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min

Overall rating 5 stars
Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
What was most useful? multi-select
Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
Which part is still unclear? multiple choice
Skills confidence: how ready are you to start CPR? 1-5 scale
What would help you act more quickly? open text
I feel able to ask for help in an emergency, even when I am unsure. 1-5 scale
One thing we should change or add open text
Would you recommend this course? NPS

30-day check-in

Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
Do you know where to find the first aid contacts list and the AED location? yes / no / not sure
A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

Safety contact{{SAFETY_CONTACT}}
Incident report route{{INCIDENT_REPORT_ROUTE}}
Emergency number{{EMERGENCY_NUMBER}}
First aid contacts{{FIRST_AID_CONTACTS}}
Local first aid guidelines{{LOCAL_FIRST_AID_GUIDELINES}}
LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}

Show all 8 fields

Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run workplace first aid, CPR and AED: The knowledge half and the refresher training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding for designated first aiders and team leads, as a refresher before the first-aid certificate expires, and after any incident.

Who needs this training?

Designated first aiders, team leads, reception and facilities staff, site wardens; run by EHS, HR and facilities.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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