Where to Get First Aid Training In Beijing

First aid and is having something of a renaissance in the city as Beijing's subway stations arm themselves with AEDs in response to an incident that prompted public outcry over lack of emergency preparedness. The incident has been a reminder that accidents do happen, and sometimes they are far more severe than we expect. Of course, having the resources available in case the need should arise is one thing, but knowing what to do with them is another entirely.

If nothing else, building your knowledge of first aid is a form of mental insurance, knowing that you can act swiftly and decisively to help if someone is in danger. But if you are in Beijing and you would like to take a First Aid class or two, where do you go?

We're here to point the way. Here a few programs to learn the ropes behind a skill that just might have you saving lives one day:

International Medical Center (IMC) 

First Aid Lecture

Duration – Less than two hours

Focus – Popularizing first aid knowledge

Course content (customized individually):

  • Basic principles of first aid
  • First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
  • Emergency treatment of trauma
  • First aid to environmental injury
  • Principles and operating skills of CPR

Price – RMB 5,000 per group

IMC First Aid Training

Duration – 3 hours

Focus – Strengthening first aid awareness, popularizing first aid skills, mastering practical skills, testing after the course, passing the test to obtain the IMC first-aid certificate.>Course content (Customised according to Groups’ needs:

  • Basic principles of first aid
  • First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
  • Emergency treatment of trauma
  • First aid to environmental injury
  • Principles and operating skills of CPR
  • Principles and basic operation skills of AED (if the institution has AED)

Price – RMB 500 per person

American Heart Association (AHA) First Aid Training

Duration – 8 hours

Focus – Emphasizing the professional knowledge and operation of first aid, giving practical guidance and teaching by AHA certification instructors, and issuing professional textbooks and AHA certification certificates.Course content

  • First Aid knowledge training
    • Basic principles of first aid
    • First aid to emergency cases in internal medicine
    • Emergency treatment of trauma
    • First aid to environmental injury
  • CPR+AED training and practice exam of operating skills
    • Principles and operating skills of CPR
    • Principles and basic operations of AED
    • First aid for adult cardiac arrest
    • First aid for pediatric cardiac arrest
    • First aid for infant cardiac arrest

Price – RMB 2,500 per person

Contact info for the above programs: 
Phone: 6465-1561, 6465-1562, 6465-1563
WeChat: 北京国际医疗中心 (Beijing Guoji Yiliao Zhongxin)

United Family Health

Basic First Aid Course for General Public

Course content

  • Introduction of First Aid
  • Emergency Numbers
  • Common Medical Emergencies
  • Common injury emergency
  • Other emergencies
  • Safety tips to prevent injury

Pricing

  • First Aid – 4 hours – Maximum 12 people – RMB 4,500
  • CPR – 4 hours – Maximum 12 people – RMB 4,500
  • First Aid Talk (Adult or child-focused)  – 1 to 2 hours – RMB 3,000
  • CPR Talk – 2 hours – RMB 3,000
  • CPR and First Aid  – 8 hours – Maximum 12 people – RMB 9,000

Contact info:
Email:grace.chang@ufh.com.cn
Phone: 5927-7889, 13811316980

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This article originally appeared in our sister publication, beijingkids

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