RescueSim First Aid & Emergency Response (FAER)
A 12-hour blended programme: six hours of online learning across Modules 1–13, followed by six hours of instructor-led practical skills training and assessment in Module 14.
12 hoursTotal programme time
6 + 6 hoursOnline + practical
14 modulesCurrent 2026.2 programme
Phase 1: Online learning
6 hours onlineModules 1–13 cover core first aid principles, emergency recognition, immediate response, and essential first aid procedures.
MOD 01 · 25 min
Module 1: Introduction to First Aid
Introduces the first responder's role, personal safety, consent, legal considerations, personal protective equipment, and the responsibility to activate appropriate help.
MOD 02 · 25 min
Module 2: Assessing the Situation
Develops a structured approach to scene assessment, responsiveness, airway and breathing checks, circulation, and activation of emergency medical services.
MOD 03 · 1 hr
Module 3: CPR Essentials
Covers recognition of cardiac arrest and the core principles of adult, child, and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including chest compressions and rescue breathing.
MOD 04 · 25 min
Module 4: AED Operation / AED Use
Introduces safe automated external defibrillator operation, pad placement, device prompts, safety checks, and coordination with ongoing CPR.
MOD 05 · 25 min
Module 5: Choking
Teaches recognition and initial management of airway obstruction in adults, children, and infants, including escalation when a person becomes unresponsive.
MOD 06 · 25 min
Module 6: Medical Emergencies
Builds recognition and initial-response skills for common time-sensitive medical emergencies, including cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, diabetic, and seizure presentations.
MOD 07 · 25 min
Module 7: Injury Management and Bleeding Control
Covers recognition and management of bleeding and soft-tissue injury, bandaging, severe hemorrhage control, impaled objects, and eye injuries.
MOD 08 · 25 min
Module 8: Musculoskeletal Injuries
Introduces recognition and initial care of sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, and the principles of immobilization and splinting.
MOD 09 · 25 min
Module 9: Burns
Provides a standalone introduction to thermal, chemical, and electrical burns, immediate cooling and protection, and recognition of severe burns requiring urgent escalation.
MOD 10 · 25 min
Module 10: Environmental Emergencies
Covers recognition and initial care of heat- and cold-related emergencies, including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, and frostbite.
MOD 11 · 25 min
Module 11: Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Teaches recognition of allergic reactions and anaphylaxis, emergency-service activation, ongoing monitoring, and assistance with a prescribed epinephrine auto-injector when appropriate.
MOD 12 · 25 min
Module 12: Poisoning and Overdose
Covers recognition and initial response to poisoning and overdose, with emphasis on scene safety, exposure information, supportive care, and emergency-service activation.
MOD 13 · 25 min
Module 13: Bites and Stings
Covers initial first aid for insect stings, marine stings, and animal bites, including wound care, monitoring, and recognition of severe reactions.
Phase 2: Practical skills training
6 hours in personModule 14 · Instructor-led practical assessment
Module 14: Skills Practice / Competency Assessment
Provides the six-hour in-person psychomotor component in which practical first-aid skills are practiced and competency decisions are made by an authorized instructor.
- Scene assessment and primary assessment
- CPR and AED skills
- Choking response
- Bleeding control and bandaging
- Immobilization and practical first-aid skills
- Scenario integration and instructor competency assessment
Ready to continue?
Learner access is available to enrolled participants. Your online lessons, final knowledge assessment, and practical skills assessment are completed as separate parts of the programme.