knowfirstaid

Learn the first aid skills that save lives. In minutes.

Free, plain-English guides to the three emergencies where minutes decide everything: cardiac arrest, choking, and severe bleeding. No jargon, no fluff, no signup.

Learn CPR in 3 minutes See all skills

73% of cardiac arrests outside hospitals happen at home. The life you save is likely someone you love.

2–3× higher survival odds when a bystander starts CPR immediately.

40% of victims get bystander CPR before help arrives. Be the exception.

Data: American Heart Association CPR facts and statistics.

Pictogram of a rescuer giving chest compressions, with a heartbeat line

100–120 pushes per minute

Start here

Four skills. One prepared human.

Each guide takes a few minutes to read and sticks with you for life.

3 min read

Hands-only CPR

What to do when someone collapses and isn't breathing. The single highest-value skill you can learn.

Learn CPR → 3 min read

Choking

Back blows and abdominal thrusts, for adults, children, and what changes when it's a baby.

Learn the response → 3 min read

Severe bleeding

Direct pressure done right, when a tourniquet is the answer, and the mistakes that cost time.

Learn to stop bleeding → 4 min read

Build a real kit

What belongs in a first aid kit you'd actually use, and which ready-made kits are worth the money.

Build your kit →
The plan

Emergency-ready in three steps

  1. Learn the big three

    CPR, choking, severe bleeding. Fifteen minutes of reading covers the emergencies where a bystander changes the outcome most.

  2. Put a real kit within reach

    Knowledge plus supplies beats either alone. One kit at home, one in the car. Our kit guide shows what actually matters.

  3. Make it official

    An online CPR and first aid certification takes about an hour and cements the skills. Many workplaces accept it, and many require it.

Be equipped

Three kits that match our checklist

Selected by comparing published contents against the checklist in our kit guide: bleeding control first, protection, wound care.

Serious-injury focus

Survive X first aid kits

Kits organized around emergency response rather than piece count. Check the contents list for the layer that matters: tourniquet, packing gauze, pressure dressing.

See Survive X kits
Value and refills

e-firstaidsupplies

Kits and refills sewn and assembled in-house in Rochester, NY. A practical way to stock home, car, and workplace, with refill packs so one kit lasts years.

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Disaster prep

Redfora emergency kits

Color-coded earthquake and disaster bags with first aid, food, and water covered. For households preparing beyond the everyday scrape.

See Redfora bags

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Make it stick

Get CPR and first aid certified, online, in about an hour

Reading is the start. A certification course adds video demonstrations, a test that locks the steps into memory, and a printable certificate. American Health Care Academy's courses are online and self-paced.

Start your certification Need it for work? Confirm first that your employer accepts online-only training.
  • CPR, AED, and first aid in one combined course
  • Curriculum based on current 2025 AHA guidelines (independent provider, not an AHA product)
  • Unlimited retakes, valid for two years