First aid
This training course will enable you to learn the basic techniques of early resuscitation to save lives: a useful civic act in both your professional and private lives. You are a link in the chain of survival. This course is certified by the SRC (Swiss Resuscitation Council) and is available free of charge at your workplace.
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Are you about to go on an expedition or carry out a field campaign? Then you need training in the use of first aid kits. You'll find more information at the bottom of this page.
Read the safety noteBLS-AED-SRC Compact
- Two-hour face-to-face course in room 1881 of the Geopolis building
- Four to eight participants
- Available in French
Objectives
- Sound the alarm correctly and at the right time
- Practise putting someone in the recovery position
- Apply basic adult life support techniques correctly
- Cardiac massage
- Ventilation
- Defibrillation
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BLS-AED-SRC Complete
- Four-hour face-to-face course in room 1881 of the Geopolis building
- Four to eight participants
- Available in French
Objectives
- Consider your own safety when giving first aid
- Practise putting someone in the recovery position
- Correctly apply basic life support techniques to adults, children and infants
- Clear the patient's airways
- Recognise and react to heart attacks and strokes
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First Aid Kit
- Three-hour face-to-face course in room 1881 of the Geopolis building
- Four to tenparticipants
- Target group : UNIL staff going on field expeditions (in Switzerland or abroad)
- Prerequisite : "First aid: BLS-AED-SRC Compact"
- Available in French and English
Objectives :
- To be familiar with the contents of first aid kits
- Ensure your own safety, that of the victim and that of witnesses
- Be able to use the contents of the kit in a practical situation
