Basic First Aid Course in Doha, Qatar

The Basic First Aid course in Doha, Qatar gives employees and members of the public the confidence to help an injured or ill person in the first critical minutes. Participants learn the DRSABCD primary survey, how to call for help, and how to manage common situations including first aid for workplace injuries, first aid for burns, first aid for fractures and sprains, and choking response and first aid. The aim is simple, safe action that protects the casualty and the first aider.

Sessions are hands-on: learners practice bandaging, applying slings, placing a casualty in the recovery position and delivering back blows and abdominal thrusts on training manikins. Short scenarios based on offices, warehouses, kitchens and sites help people rehearse their response before they ever need it. The course can be delivered as an in-house program for organizations that want staff trained together, with examples drawn from their own premises, first aid kits and emergency arrangements.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the DRSABCD primary survey to assess a casualty and the scene safely.

• Control external bleeding using direct pressure, dressings and elevation where appropriate.

• Give correct first aid for burns, including cooling with running water and safe covering.

• Support suspected fractures and sprains and recognize when immobilization is needed.

• Respond to choking in adults, children and infants using back blows and thrusts.

• Provide first aid for common workplace injuries and report incidents correctly.

This course suits anyone who wants practical first aid skills for work or home, with no prior experience needed.

• Office staff and receptionists

• Warehouse, retail and hospitality employees

• Supervisors and team leaders responsible for staff

• Teachers, coaches and childcare staff

• Facility and security personnel

• Parents and community volunteers

Module 1: First Aid Principles and the Primary Survey

• Role, responsibilities and limits of a first aider

• DRSABCD: danger, response, send for help, airway, breathing

• Calling emergency services and giving clear information

• Infection control, gloves and first aid kit contents

Module 2: First Aid for Workplace Injuries

• Controlling bleeding with direct pressure and dressings

• Cuts, grazes, puncture wounds and embedded objects

• Eye injuries, chemical splashes and eye irrigation

• Recognizing and managing shock

• Recording and reporting workplace incidents

Module 3: First Aid for Burns

• Thermal, chemical and electrical burns

• Cooling burns under cool running water for twenty minutes

• Covering burns with cling film or sterile dressings

• When a burn needs hospital treatment

Module 4: First Aid for Fractures and Sprains

• Signs of fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains

• Immobilizing injuries with slings and padding

• Rest, ice, compression and elevation for soft tissue injuries

• Head and spinal injury awareness

Module 5: Choking Response and First Aid

• Recognizing mild and severe airway obstruction

• Back blows and abdominal thrusts for adults and children

• Back blows and chest thrusts for infants

• Unresponsive choking casualty and starting CPR

• Recovery position for a breathing unresponsive casualty

Qatar's workplaces range from busy construction and infrastructure sites to warehouses, hotels, malls, schools and offices, and each depends on people who can act quickly when someone is hurt. The hot climate, industrial activity and large workforce make prompt first aid especially valuable. Employers are expected to keep first aid arrangements in place under occupational safety oversight by the Ministry of Labour, and building basic first aid skills across the community supports the human development goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.