Efficient Preparation for First Response Deployment

First responders bridge the critical phase in cardiovascular emergencies until the ambulance arrives. With our e-learning course, they quickly acquire the necessary knowledge – from raising the alarm and responding to the emergency to dealing with those affected, and the emergency services.

While many cantons rely on classroom-based courses to train first responders, these tend to be time consuming and tied to fixed dates.

E-learning offers greater flexibility to candidates who prefer to complete the basic course at their own pace and whenever they want. The online training is ideal for getting a large preparing many first responders ready for action quickly.

So far, around 250 first responders have completed the e-learning course.

The chapters focus on what is important and are easy to understand. Well done!
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Learning objectives

Future first responders know:

• the origins and context of the first responder system
• their rights and obligations, as well as the code of conduct
• how to set up the mobile app for deployments
• how an alert and a deployment are conducted and the proper behavior in such situations
• the psychological aspects of a deployment
• where to get support if needed

Target group

The course is aimed at individuals who have basic first-aid skills:

• Laypersons with basic resuscitation skills
• Emergency services professionals
• Professionals with medical training

Course contents

The course content matches the basic physical first responder course:

• Module 1: First responder system
• Module 2: Alert app
• Module 3: Alerting and deployment
• Module 4: After the deployment

Course type

Moodle e-learning

Duration

Four modules, each approximately 15 minutes in duration

Language

German