First Aid Courses
First aid courses can help you learn how to recognize common emergencies, understand basic response principles, and communicate effectively with trained professionals. You can build skills in identifying signs of illness or injury, assessing situations safely, and applying general preparedness concepts. Many courses introduce frameworks, scenario-based learning, and tools that support building confidence in responding to unexpected events.
Popular First Aid Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Splinting, Patient Evaluation, Trauma Care, Medical Emergency, Sanitation, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, First Aid, Patient Positioning, Patient Transport, Wound Care, Emergency Medical Services, Patient Treatment, Safety Assurance, Clinical Assessment, Environment Health And Safety, Triage, Acute Care, Emergency Response, Vital Signs
Status: PreviewJohns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Triage, Crisis Intervention, Active Listening, Rapport Building, Emergency Response, First Aid, Psychiatric Assessments, Interpersonal Communications, Mental Health, Stress Management, Rehabilitation, Patient Referral, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Community Development
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Vital Signs, Patient Evaluation, Airway Management, Trauma Care, Emergency and Intensive Care, Medical History Documentation, Patient Communication, Child Health, Childbirth, Automated External Defibrillator, Medical Terminology, Health Assessment, Maternal Health, Patient Advocacy, Basic Patient Care, Respiratory Care, Neurology, Medication Administration, Cardiology, Pharmacology
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Medical Emergency, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Trauma Care, Patient Evaluation, First Aid, Patient Treatment, Triage, Vital Signs, Psychiatry, Emergency Response, Injury Prevention
Status: PreviewUniversity of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Vital Signs, Respiration, Respiratory Care, Pulmonology, Pain Management, Physiology, Health Assessment, Cardiology, Thermal Management, Neurology, Patient Evaluation, Anatomy, Clinical Assessment
Status: Free TrialMedCerts
Skills you'll gain: Medical Terminology, Patient-centered Care, Conflict Management, Anatomy, Pathology, Informed Consent, Cultural Responsiveness, Basic Patient Care, Patient Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Nursing Basics, Professionalism, Professional Development, Medical Records, Toileting, Dignity in Care, Medical Privacy, Physiology, Cell Biology, Communication
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Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Emergency and Intensive Care, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator, Emergency Medicine, First Aid, Patient Advocacy, Acute Care, Mental and Behavioral Health, Nephrology, Pharmacology, Patient Communication, Patient Evaluation, Clinical Assessment, Physiology, Substance Abuse, Anatomy
Status: PreviewYale University
Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Child Development, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Human Development, Human Learning, Social Sciences, Behavioral Health, Sociology, Neurology, Critical Thinking, Scientific Methods, Problem Solving
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Postpartum Care, Infant Care, Respiratory Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Patient Evaluation, Pulmonology, Preventative Care, Child Health, Maternal Health, Health Assessment, Vital Signs, Pediatric Nursing, Family Support, Cardiology, Clinical Assessment, Pediatrics, Patient Observation, Child Development, Medical Equipment and Technology, Parent Communication
Status: Free TrialVanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Creativity, Problem Solving, Context Management, Verification And Validation
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Electocardiography, Cardiac Dysrhythmia, Cardiac Surgery, Chronic Diseases, Hemodynamics, Patient Education And Counseling, Cardiology, Medical Surgical Nursing, Care Management, Patient Observation, Nursing Care, Clinical Practices, Medical Emergency, Perioperative Care, Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Experience, Anatomy, Physiology, Basic Nursing Skills, Patient Evaluation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, First Aid, Patient Positioning, Patient Transport, Emergency Medical Services, Safety Assurance, Clinical Assessment, Medical History Documentation, Vital Signs, Neurology, Patient Safety
What brings you to Coursera today?
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular first aid courses
- Wilderness First Aid:Â University of Colorado System
- Psychological First Aid:Â Johns Hopkins University
- Become an EMT:Â University of Colorado System
- Wilderness First Aid - Medical Emergencies:Â University of Colorado System
- Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us:Â University of Pennsylvania
- Nursing Assistant Fundamentals:Â MedCerts
- Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness:Â University of Colorado System
- Introduction to Psychology :Â Yale University
- Newborn Baby Care:Â University of Colorado System
- Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT:Â Vanderbilt University
