Health & Safety
General Construction
First Aid for Medical Emergencies
1 hour
to complete
SCORM
Last updated 06/2025
About this course
At work, coworkers are usually the first ones on the scene of an accident or workplace injury. Throughout this course, you’ll learn what to do when someone is sick or injured. More importantly, you’ll learn what not to do and when to call for emergency assistance.
This awareness-level course is 100% online and does not provide an official first aid certification. Practical hands-on training is typically required for any course that issues first aid certification.
Once you complete this course, you'll be able to:
Once you complete this course, you'll be able to:
- Use first aid procedures to help injured victims
- Recognize what type of injuries you can and cannot treat with first aid
- Describe appropriate first aid measures in different injury scenarios
- Give first aid to protect an individual from further harm
Important topics covered in this course include:
- Eye injuries
- Cuts, burns and abrasions
- Strains, sprains and fractures
- Shock, heart attack and cardiac arrest
- Choking
- Heat-related illnesses
- And more
Course outline
2 modules
1 hour to complete
Module 1 • 2 assignments
First Aid for Medical Emergencies
Module 1 • 2 assignments
First Aid for Medical Emergencies
Once you complete this course, you'll be able to:
- Use first aid procedures to help injured victims
- Recognize what type of injuries you can and cannot treat with first aid
- Describe appropriate first aid measures in different injury scenarios
- Give first aid to protect an individual from further harm
- How this course works (it's a little different from other HeatSpring courses) (01:31 minutes)
- First Aid for Medical Emergencies
Author
OSHA Education Center is HeatSpring's official provider for OSHA training. Since 2012, OSHA Education Center has been delivering the training and regulatory expertise that professionals and employers need to stay up to date with industry training requirements. HeatSpring partners with OSHA Education Center to deliver 10- and 30-hour OSHA Outreach training, including...
Frequently asked questions
Full FAQIs there a certificate of completion?
Yes, when you complete this course you are eligible for a certificate of completion from HeatSpring. You can download your certificate as soon as you have completed all of the course requirements. Students can easily share their verified certificates on their LinkedIn profiles using our LinkedIn integration.
Can I register multiple people?
Yes, please visit our For Teams page to get a group discount.
How does this course work?
Taking our First Aid for Medical Emergencies course online offers these benefits:
- 24/7 course access
- Log on and off as many times as you want
- Work anytime, anywhere — All you need is a computer and access to the Internet
- An engaging mix of video, audio, text and graphic learning elements
- Takes approximately one hour to finish
- Allows up to 90 days to complete the course
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive your official Certificate of Completion.