Fire Safety Courses

When you decide to order a First Aid course, it's important to choose a course that meets your needs. The Basic First Aid course is always a safe choice, as it is comprehensive and it is also the course recommended by the Regional State Administrative Agency for most workplaces. If you wish, you can opt for a shorter course, the Lifesaving First Aid course.

If you have recently completed the Basic First Aid course (or EA1) and your certificate is still valid, the Lifesaving First Aid course is suitable as a refresher course. You can choose the 4-hour, 6-hour or 8-hour course. This course will renew your Basic First Aid certification for another three years.

If your workplace has any specific needs, you can find suitable courses for that as well. For those working with children, such as daycares and schools, there is our KIDS First Aid course. For electrical companies, there is an Emergency First Aid course for electricians. Professional drivers have the option of an Emergency First Aid course for Professional Drivers or a Basic First Aid course, which is conducted as a so called EU Directive course, allowing participants to earn required periodic training (Traficom).

You can choose a on-site course, online course, webinar or hybrid course. You can compare different teaching methods here.

The Basic First Aid course (or EA1) and the Lifesaving First Aid course are two different courses. The Basic First Aid course always includes lifesaving first aid as well.

All first aid courses always cover CPR, unconsciousness, bleeding, and choking, even in the 4 h Lifesaving First Aid course. In addition, seizures and/or wounds are also covered in the 6 h Lifesaving First Aid course. The 8 h Lifesaving First Aid course covers both seizures and wounds.

The Basic First Aid course is the most comprehensive of the common first aid courses and in addition to these subjects, burns, joint injuries, fractures, intoxication, and traffic accidents are also thoroughly covered in the course.

You can easily compare the content of different first aid courses here.

An course in lifesaving first aid gives the participants basic knowledge and skills for providing first aid in emergency situations. The aim of the course is to equip participants with practical skills needed when accidents or medical emergencies occur, where the person in need is reliant on the helper's assistance. In such situations, it is crucial to act quickly and correctly, as the right actions may even save the person's life.

The course covers various emergency scenarios, what a person may look like or how they behave in an emergency, and teaches how to act as a helper in these situations.

On the Lifesaving First Aid course we focus on lifesaving maneuvers. The Lifesaving First Aid courses are of varying lengths. The content depends on the extent of the course. The shortest emergency first aid course is a 4 h Lifesaving First Aid course and covers the following situations: unconsciousness, CPR, stopping bleeding and circulatory shock, as well as choking. Additionally, as a bonus, there is a traffic accident simulation with our VR glasses and administering an adrenaline auto-injector during an anaphylactic reaction. The 6 h Lifesaving First Aid course also includes various wounds or medical episodes. The 8 h Lifesaving First Aid course includes all of the above mentioned topics.

The first aid course can be completed entirely as an on-site course, entirely as an online course, entirely as a webinar, or as a hybrid course combining an online or remote course and an on-site course. During the on-site session, everyone gets to practice with, among other things, a CPR simulator, VR glasses, a defibrillator, and a choking simulation vest.

The Lifesaving First Aid course is designed for everyone and also serves as a refresher course. It provides confidence to act in critical situations.

Here you can compare the topics in the different first aid courses to find a course that suits you best.

Absolutely! Completing the Basic first aid course and lifesaving first aid courses can also easily be done online. You can complete the online course at your own pace, either in one go or in small sections, even on different days or weeks. The online course always remembers where you last left off. The online course consists of a diverse range of our instructor's teaching videos, videos of events, multiple-choice tasks, informative text, exercises, and tips. The first aid course can be completed online in Finnish, Swedish, or English.

First aid courses are always valid for three (3) years. If you have last completed the Basic First Aid course or the Advanced course (First Aid 1, EA1, or First Aid 2, EA2), you can refresh the course with an emergency first aid course, after which the Basic First Aid or Advanced First Aid course will be valid again for another three years. If you last completed a course in lifesaving first aid, you can choose either another emergency first aid course or the more comprehensive Basic First Aid course for your next course.