ARCHWAY MINISTRY ACADEMY

Church First Aid Awareness Training

Recognise • Respond • Reassure • Refer

Course purpose

Help church members, volunteers, leaders and ministry teams recognise common emergencies, seek professional help promptly, respond within their competence and improve the church's emergency readiness.

Course lessons

1. First Aid Foundations for Churches — Know your role, protect yourself, and get the right help.
2. Assessing an Emergency and Calling 999 — Recognise danger signs and communicate essential information.
3. Cardiac Arrest, CPR and AED Awareness — Know the lifesaving actions to take while professional help is coming.
4. Choking and Breathing Emergencies — Respond promptly to choking, asthma and severe allergic reactions.
5. Bleeding, Wounds, Burns and Injuries — Provide safe initial help for common injuries and serious bleeding.
6. Fainting, Seizures, Diabetes and Shock — Recognise sudden illness and provide calm, safe support.
7. First Aid Awareness for Children and Vulnerable People — Keep children safe, protect dignity, and follow safeguarding procedures.
8. Church First Aid Readiness, Drills and Follow-up — Turn awareness into a practical, site-specific church plan.

Suggested delivery

• Self-paced online study using the individual HTML lesson pages.
• Complete the five-question quiz after each lesson.
• Suggested quiz pass mark: 70%.
• Finish with a venue-specific emergency walk-through and referral to accredited practical training.

Recommended official guidance

• Resuscitation Council UK — 2025 Adult Basic Life Support Guidelines
• Resuscitation Council UK — 2025 First Aid Guidelines
• Resuscitation Council UK — CPR Guidance
• St John Ambulance — First Aid Advice
• NHS — First aid

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