Arbetsmiljö

Emergency first aid

The most common emergencies in everyday life and at work — recognise, act, handle.

Length: Half day
Format: On site or online
Trainer: Henrik

The purpose of the course

To give participants the ability to recognise, act on and handle the most common emergencies that arise in everyday life. The course covers the most common causes of acute illness, stopping and managing bleeding, and how to act in situations such as a road accident, a drowning or an electrical accident. After the course, participants should feel greater confidence and courage in their own ability to handle accidents that may arise in everyday life or at work.

What you can expect

The ability to recognise and act on the most common emergencies
Knowledge of the most common causes of acute illness
Practical training in stopping and managing bleeding
The confidence to act at a road accident, a drowning or an electrical accident

How the course is structured

Theory, practice and group discussion are varied and adapted to the participants. 10–12 participants per session.

We are happy to run the course on site with you, with group exercises and interactive discussion grounded in your own organisation. It works just as well online. All our courses can be combined and adapted to your wishes and needs.

Who it is for

For every organisation, whatever the sector.

Emergency first aid
Bleeding & accidents
First aid & crisis support
Workplace preparedness

The trainer

Henrik

CPR instructor | Fire inspector | Licensed nurse

Henrik has 25 years of experience from the municipal rescue services in Göteborg and Karlstad, both in emergency response and in regulatory work on fire prevention. He began his career in 1996 in Göteborg as a firefighter and ambulance carer, qualified as a rescue diver in 2000 and moved in 2006 to Karlstad, where work as a fire inspector and instructor was his main role. He is a trained incident commander and fire inspector, as well as an instructor and teacher in fire and rescue. Since 2022 Henrik has been a licensed nurse and has worked in paediatric care, on a children's ward and in a children's emergency department, and above all in ambulance care in Stockholm, Karlstad and Västra Götaland.

CPR and emergency first aid
Systematic fire protection management
Fire and rescue
Ambulance and emergency care

Laws and regulations

The employer is obliged to ensure that anyone given work environment duties has enough knowledge to carry them out. This course provides that knowledge, and connects to the following rules.

SaaS with people behind it

The course in the Health Portal

The course sits under Training in the Promote module. Employees register directly in the portal, and completed training is documented per person — so you can always show which managers and safety representatives have the right competence.

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