First aid
Basic life support, bleeding, burns, fractures, hypothermia and heatstroke — until help arrives.
4 guides
Guides
Essential guideBasic life support: assess, call 112 and resuscitate
How to recognise cardiac arrest, give chest compressions and use a defibrillator, put someone in the recovery position and help a choking adult — following INEM and the ERC 2025 guidelines.
8 min readOpen guide →
Essential guideBleeding, wounds and burns: what to do
Stopping severe bleeding with direct pressure and, if needed, a tourniquet; treating minor wounds; and cooling a burn properly — following the ERC and INEM.
7 min readOpen guide →
Essential guideFractures, sprains and head injuries: what to do
Splinting a fracture without straightening it, when not to move an injured person, the warning signs after a head injury and how to treat a sprain.
8 min readOpen guide →
Essential guideHypothermia, heatstroke and dehydration: first aid
Warming someone with hypothermia, cooling heatstroke fast and replacing water and salts safely — following the ERC, the CDC and Portugal's DGS.
7 min readOpen guide →
