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The FRC First Aid Course EA 1^® is our most popular and comprehensive basic first aid course. The course provides you with knowledge and skills that allow you to help in emergencies and with the most typical illnesses and accidents.

The FRC First Aid Course EA 1^® comprises a variety of first aid topics and inspires you to learn some of life’s most important skills through theory and a wide range of practical exercises.

The first day of this two-day course includes a comprehensive range of topics and exercises related to emergency first aid, while the second day covers everyday accidents and other first aid situations, such as first aid for burns and poisonings. The course includes first aid topics for the electrical sector in accordance with the electrical safety standard SFS6002:2025.

The FRC First Aid Course EA 1^® is suitable for anyone wanting to learn first aid skills that they can use at home, in their free time and leisure activities or at work. You can take part in the course without prior first aid training.

FRC First Aid Course EA 1^® is a registered trademark. Upon completion of the first aid course, you will receive a first aid certificate from the Finnish Red Cross, which is valid for three years.

• Action at an emergency
• Identification and first aid of an unconscious person
• CPR and how to use an AED (defibrillator)
• First aid on a person who is choking
• How to stop heavy bleeding on a limb
• Shock
• First aid in common sudden illnesses (chest pain, low blood sugar, stroke, seizures, severe allergic reaction, asthma attack)
• First aid for typical wounds and burns
• First aid for joint injuries and fractures
• Other accidents (electric shock, eye injury, nose bleed, head injury)
• First aid for substance intoxications
• Accident prevention
• Health promotion
• Psychological first aid
• Preparedness
• Other topics according to group preferences

FRC First Aid Course EA 2^® is an advanced first aid course that allows you to enhance your existing knowledge and skills. The course gives you excellent skills to act in demanding first aid situations and accidents.

FRC First Aid Course EA 2^® is a practical advanced first aid course, which features a great variety of exercises and reflective tasks.

Note: Your FRC First Aid Course EA 1^®certificate must be valid if you wish to take part in FRC First Aid Course EA 2^®.

The course begins with a review of the knowledge and skills you have learnt previously, followed by an extensive discussion of first aid topics related to operating in demanding conditions.

The course is right for you if you want to learn first aid skills that you can use in demanding conditions or if you work in an industry with a specific accident risk and want to enhance your own first aid skills. The course includes first aid topics for the electrical sector in accordance with the electrical safety standard SFS6002:2025.

FRC First Aid Course EA 2^® is a registered trademark. Upon completion of the first aid course, you will receive a first aid certificate from the Finnish Red Cross, which is valid for three years.

• Emergency First Aid recap
• Resuscitating a child, baby or a victim of drowning
• First assessment
• Incident information
• Mechanism of injury
• Consciousness, respiration and circulation assessment ​
• Moving the person in need and emergency transit
• First aid positions and monitoring
• Broken bones and fractures (incl. spinal injuries & head injuries)
• Injuries caused by cold temperatures (frostbite) and hypothermia
• Heat related illnesses
• Psychological first aid
• Other topics according to group preferences

The FRC Emergency First Aid 8 h course gives you a broad range of skills and the courage to act in unexpected life-threatening situations that require emergency first aid.

The FRC Emergency First Aid Course 8 h covers a variety of emergency first aid topics and inspires you to learn some of life’s most important skills through a wide range of exercises. This is a one-day emergency first aid course that will teach you, for example, resuscitation, how to use a defibrillator, bandage wounds and give first aid for various sudden illnesses.

This course also allows you to update a valid FRC First Aid Course EA 1^® or FRC First Aid Course EA 2^® qualification once. The updated qualification is valid for three years.

The FRC Emergency First Aid 8 h is suitable for anyone wanting to learn first aid skills that they can use at home, in their free time and leisure activities or at work. You can take part in the course without prior first aid training. The course includes first aid topics for the electrical sector in accordance with the electrical safety standard SFS6002:2025.

Upon completion of the first aid course, you will receive a first aid certificate from the Finnish Red Cross, which is valid for three years.

• Actions in first aid situations
• Identification and first aid of an unconscious person
• CPR on an adult
• Using a defibrillator
• First aid on a choking person
• First aid in common sudden illnesses, for example: chest pain, low blood sugar, stroke, seizures, severe allergic reaction
• How to stop heavy bleeding
• First aid on a person in circulatory distress (shock)
• Prevention of accidents
• First aid for typical wounds and burns
• Health promotion
• Psychological first aid
• Preparedness
• Other topics according to group preferences

The FRC Emergency First Aid 4 h course will teach you the essentials life-saving skills. The course gives you the courage to act in unexpected situations requiring emergency first aid.

The FRC Emergency First Aid 4 h includes emergency first aid theory as well as practical training on the most important emergency first aid measures under the guidance of an instructor. You will learn resuscitation, first aid for suffocation, how to use a defibrillator and how to stop heavy bleeding.

This course also allows you to update a valid FRC First Aid Course EA 1® or FRC First Aid Course EA 2® qualification once. The updated qualification is valid for three years.

The FRC Emergency First Aid 4 h is suitable for anyone wanting to learn first aid skills that they can use at home, in their free time and leisure activities or at work. You can take part in the course without prior first aid training. The course includes first aid topics for the electrical sector in accordance with the electrical safety standard SFS6002:2025.

Upon completion of the first aid course, you will receive a first aid certificate from the Finnish Red Cross, which is valid for three years.

• Actions in first aid situations
• Identification and first aid of an unconscious person
• CPR on an adult
• Using a defibrillator
• First aid on a choking person
• How to stop heavy bleeding
• First aid on a person in circulatory distress (shock)
• Prevention of accidents
• Preparedness
• Other topics according to group preferences

The online course is a first aid training course which everyone takes independently.

You will need a computer, mobile device or tablet, as well as an internet connection to take the online course. You will log in to the course using a personal code, and the training is completed on an easy-to-use digital learning platform.

You can complete the course regardless of place and time, take breaks and pick up where you left off.

The interactive online course consists of theory, multiple choice questions, animations, videos and independently conducted first aid exercises. The training also includes intermediate and final assignments, which need to be successfully completed in order to pass the course. The online course is a flexible and hassle-free way to learn first aid.

The course is right for you if you want to complete the training at your own pace in your free time or while studying, for example.

The online course also makes for an excellent and meaningful gift! You can order online course codes via our course calendar to give someone the gift of important first aid skills. The code is valid for six months from the date of the order.

Webinar training is an interactive course that can be attended via a computer or mobile device.

The webinar will take place on Teams, and it allows you to interact with the instructor and other participants using the video and audio connection on your device. You can also submit questions and comments during the training via the Teams chat function.

The webinar course exercises are done with supplies at hand. Make sure you have first aid equipment in your home. Before the training, make sure you have a first aid kit as well as a sturdy pillow with which you can practise resuscitation.

The webinar is an excellent option for the remote era and enables you to participate in first aid training no matter where you are in Finland. The webinar is also well suited for hobby groups whose members live in different cities or for work communities working at several locations.

Classroom education is the traditional way of completing a first aid course.

The course is carried out under the guidance of an instructor at the training facilities of Punainen Risti Ensiapu or in the premises of the client company. During the course, the instructor goes through the theory of first aid and you get to practise first aid skills together with the other course participants.

Classroom education provides a functional and practical way for learning first aid. You will get to practise things such as resuscitation with the help of a dummy and a defibrillator. Classroom education is perfect for people who prefer to learn by doing and under the guidance of an instructor.

Classroom education courses require physical participation and cannot be taken remotely.

The combination course provides a flexible and varied means for taking a first aid course and is, as the name suggests, a combination of two different formats.

One half of the course is conducted independently as online training and the other half either as on-site classroom education or as a remote webinar.

First, you will need to independently and successfully complete the online training, after which you can take part in the classroom education part, which focuses on practical exercises under the guidance of a first aid instructor. You have six months to complete the combination course, including both the online training and the classroom education.

Taking part in a combination course saves time and is cost-effective which brings together different learning approaches. If the classroom education part of the course is conducted as a webinar, you can take part in the course anywhere in Finland.

The course is well suited for hobby groups whose members live in different cities or for work communities with several offices.

Training via Teams always requires the use of a headset/speaker and microphone, as well as a camera. The recommended equipment is a computer and a Tbl device. The use of a telephone as a device for training is not recommended.

Everyone who completes the first aid course at Terveystalo receives a course certificate. Certificate can be found at www.ensiaputodistus.fi/en/

Webinar courses have a maximum of 20 participants per course. Classroom training max 15 participants per group.

The customer may cancel the training without charge seven (7) days before the training and/or reschedule it without charge to another date seven (7) days before the training, if the training is to take place at the customer's place of business or at Terveystalo's office. Subsequent cancellations or uncancelled appointments will be charged the full price of the booked activity.

If the training is scheduled at the customer's request at a facility provided by a third party, the cancellation clause is subject to the third party's terms and conditions.

We reserve the right to cancel or postpone a General First Aid course due to low attendance.

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