Overview

Advanced First Aid Training is Comera Medical Training’s premium workplace first-aid course, extending beyond standard first-aid competencies to cover complex casualty scenarios, advanced airway management, and structured multi-casualty response.

Who it’s for

For experienced first aiders and safety-critical roles where first-aid response is a core function — from oil and gas, mining, and remote-worksite operations to law enforcement, security services, and high-risk industrial environments. Also suitable for medical, para-medical, and allied health professionals looking to sharpen their emergency-response competencies.

What you’ll learn

• Advanced patient assessment and prioritisation across complex incidents
• Airway management including adjuncts and oxygen therapy
• Advanced casualty handling and immobilisation
• Managing traumatic injuries including major bleeding, blast injuries, and penetrating trauma
• Multi-casualty triage using recognised frameworks
• Extended primary and secondary survey techniques
• Structured incident handover to emergency services

Format

• Delivery: in-person, hosted at your premises for on-site groups or at our Bristol venue for open courses
• Cohort size: small groups for practical skills development
• Materials: printed learner materials, practical equipment access, and certificate on successful completion
• Assessment: ongoing practical assessment plus a written knowledge evaluation

Delivered by

Delivered by Comera Medical Training’s advanced first-aid instructors, all with prior operational experience in emergency response or clinical care alongside their current instructor certification.

Outcomes

On completion you’ll be equipped to lead first-aid response in complex, higher-risk, or resource-constrained environments — with the extended competencies expected of a designated senior first aider in safety-critical operations.