Online Approved by the British American Football Coaches Association Certification

First Aid tailored to American Football, with the same skills being transferable into First Aid for everyday life.

CPD Certified Provider of Training Excellence Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

First Aid for American Football (VTQ) at a Glance

  • 3-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 4 hours and 51 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • Certified CPD time credit conformation
  • Follows latest UK Resuscitation and ERC guidelines
  • SCORM Ready! Integrates with your LMS
  • Includes manual & other downloads
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Evidence Based Training certificate
  • Videos include subtitles
  • Course manual available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Polish and Arabic
£24.95 + VAT

This First aid course for American Football has been designed with and approved by the British American Football Coaches Association.  It covers the likely illnesses and injuries that are likely to be found on the football field.  It also includes a section on helping the Paramedic in an emergency where you will learn to help the Paramedic when needed.

This course includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.

This course is aimed at anyone who requires a First aid course for American Football. The course is available as a classroom, blended or online course. The certificate is valid for 3 years and a recommended annual refresher can be done online.

This course covers basic first aid and is aimed at people who need first aid who work in various sports sectors. It not only covers basic first aid but also all the specific problems that arise in sports. Primary and secondary subjects are covered, including soft tissue injuries, head injuries, types of cuts, and many illnesses that could arise.

All our first aid courses fully meet the latest UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements. To find out more from the British American Football Coaches Association click here.

  • Coaches
  • Trainers
  • Managers
  • Players
  • Parents

This course comes with 7.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 4 hours and 51 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Introduction to Sports First Aid

  • Introduction to Sports First Aid
  • Sports First Aid Course Overview

Initial Care and Safety

  • Fears of first aid
  • Asking permission to help
  • Scene Safety
  • Calling the EMS
  • Waiting for the EMS to Arrive
  • The Chain of Survival
  • DRAB and the ABCDs
  • Barriers and Gloves
  • How to use face shields
  • Hand Washing
  • Adult Bag Valve Mask
  • Recovery Position and Care of the Patient

Cardiac Arrest and CPR

  • Adult CPR Introduction
  • When to call for assistance
  • Heart Attack Care
  • Adult CPR
  • Hands-only CPR Breakdown
  • CPR Hand Over
  • Resuscitation of children
  • Child CPR
  • Child CPR Breakdown
  • Infant CPR
  • AED Introduction
  • Drowning
  • Effective CPR
  • Improving compressions
  • Improving breaths
  • Near and secondary drowning

Choking Management

  • Adult Choking
  • Child Choking

Bleeding Management

  • Types of Bleed
  • Serious Bleeding
  • Excessive Blood Loss
  • Excessive Bleeding Control
  • Embedded Objects
  • Plasters
  • Nose bleeds
  • Minor Injuries
  • Other Types of Injury
  • The Healing Process

Injuries

  • Strains and Sprains (RICE)
  • Adult fractures
  • Splints
  • The Aircast Boot
  • Dislocated Shoulders and Joints
  • Types of head injury and consciousness
  • Concussion memory test and withdrawal from play
  • Different Types of Helmets
  • Spinal Injury
  • Spinal Recovery Position
  • Eye Injuries
  • Burns and Burn Kits
  • Gell burns dressings
  • Treating a Burn with Cling Film
  • Blister Care
  • Splinters
  • Abdominal Injuries
  • Chest Injuries
  • Heat emergencies
  • Cold emergencies
  • Shock
  • Dealing with fainting
  • Dental Injuries
  • Bites and Stings
  • Cramp in Sports and Exercise
  • Types of Hydration in Sport

Illnesses

  • Illness assessment
  • Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
  • Asthma
  • Asthma Spacers
  • When an Asthma inhaler is not available
  • Hyperventilation
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy treatment
  • Electrical Injuries

Summary

  • Medications and First Aid
  • Summary to Sports First Aid
  • ProTrainings - COVID-19 Update on CPR from the UK Resus Council
  • Student Manual (V8.6) - First Aid Plus
  • Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
  • CellAED for Life membership
  • CellAED® personal AED
  • Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) link to the NHS website
  • Dutch - Student manual
  • First Aid and Social Distancing poster
  • French - First Aid Plus student manual
  • Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
  • Italian - Student manual
  • Jext patient Information Sheet
  • Oxygen User Instructions - Gas rentals are available from ProTrainings, contact us for more information
  • Oxygen and Analgesic gases from ProTrainings
  • Polish - Student manual
  • ProTrainings Defibrillator eGuide
  • Regulated - COVID 19 Pre-Screen Student Evaluation Form
  • Spanish - Student manual
  • Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Arabic
  • Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Spanish
  • Student Manual (V8.3) - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta - Polish
  • Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
  • Ukrainian - Student manual
  • Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding

What People are Saying

“I really like how the course is set up, can be done gradually over time, and engages with the student. I am very happy that I can review the course material as well, as I found it helpful and will want a refresher.”

- Sean, Coach

“Great way to learn first aid at your own pace if you cannot attend a face to face session”

- Paul, Chiropractor (DC) from Devon