Basic First Aid Course Overview
Basic First Aid aims to equip you with knowledge and skills to provide basic first aid to adult casualties.
If you are an appointed Workplace First Aider, the course you should attend is Occupational First Aid.
If you are an appointed CERT First Aider, the course you should attend is CERT First Aid / Basic First Aid with CPR+AED.
If you are a Sports Coach or Fitness Instructor, the course you should attend is Standard First Aid.
Mode: 0.5-day face-to-face session
Duration: Onsite Practical & Assessment (4 contact hours)
Course Fee: $80.00 bgst ($87.20 wgst)
Course Code: NA
Training Venue: 51 Cuppage Road, #03-03, behind Centrepoint, Somerset
Certification: Certificate of Completion in Basic First Aid. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an e-certificate via email.
How To Register
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By filling in your registration details and clicking the submit button, we will receive your registration details. If you are applying for Funding or using your Skillsfuture Credits, do not make payment. You can close the Paypal page without making payment.
If your company is doing bulk registrations and sending participants for different course dates, email courses@sera.sg for the bulk enrolment form instead and we will assist you accordingly.
Request for Group/Corporate Training
SERA can conduct a private course run for your team if you have at least 8 participants. If the total class size exceeds 16, SERA can conduct multiple concurrent classes for your organisation. This can be conducted at your premises or ours.
If you have less than 8 participants, we can open a class on your preferred date (subject to availability), conducted at SERA’s premises, but will keep the class open for public registrations.
Upon filling in the form below, our team will be in touch with you to provide you the quotation.
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More Information
As part of the assessment requirements, participants must do 2 minutes of continuous chest compressions and this can be physically strenuous. Participants experiencing the following medical conditions are advised not to participant.
- Now or has ever had or been bothered with any medical illnesses like back trouble, knee/joint/spinal injuries, heart trouble, high blood pressure, fainting spells, other physical conditions or other medical disabilities or serious illness
- Is currently pregnant
If you proceed with the course, please seek your doctor’s advice for the green light to continue, and produce the doctor’s letter. If you opt out of the CPR+AED assessment during the course, you will not pass the course and instead, receive a Certificate of Attendance.
There is no funding available for the Basic First Aid course due to its short duration.
There is no funding available for the Basic First Aid course due to its short duration.
- Individuals who wish to learn first aid but do not require an accredited certificate
- Able to speak, read and understand English effectively
- No medical heart and lung conditions or any physical disabilities and injuries that will prevent the participant from performing CPR
Course Objectives
At the end of the course the trainees will be able to:
- Identify the underlying causes of different types of injuries
- Administer basic immediate first aid before medical help arrives
- Manage Foreign Body Airway Obstruction for conscious adul
Course Content
The training syllabus and assessment guidelines are developed by Singapore Emergency Responder Academy (SERA).
- Principles and practices of first aid
- Management of medical emergencies
- Wounds, bleeding and shock
- Fractures and soft tissues injuries
- Breathing difficulties
Theory Assessment
Participants will have to complete 20 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) test and need to score at least 80% (16/20) to successfully pass the course.
If a participant fails the theory assessment, the participant will be given 1 more attempt at the theory assessment.
- Convenient Location – SERA is centrally located at the heart of town, Somerset, 5 minutes walk from the MRT
- Classroom-based learning with hands-on practice to reinforce skills performance with feedback from an instructor
- Course is developed and conducted in accordance with the guidelines set by the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC)
- SERA uses Brayden and Laerdal QCPR Manikins (delivered from the US) that has unique and advanced features to enhance your learning experiences.
