Police First Aid & Operational Casualty Care Training

Operational First Aid is a practical, scenario-based medical training course designed specifically for operational policing environments.

Unlike generic workplace first aid courses, this programme prepares officers to provide effective casualty care during:

• operational incidents,
• violent encounters,
• road traffic collisions,
• public disorder,
• custody emergencies,
• and delayed ambulance response situations.

The course reflects elements of policing, medical guidance and operational casualty care principles.

Who Is This Course For?

Operational First Aid is designed for:

• frontline response officers,
• patrol teams,
• custody officers,
• traffic units,
• neighbourhood policing teams,
• public order personnel,
• and operational law enforcement staff.

The course can also be adapted for:

• security personnel,
• border teams,
• transport police,
• and international police organisations.

Course Options

Initial Operational First Aid

Duration: 2 Days

Designed to provide officers with:

• practical casualty care skills,
• operational confidence,
• and competence in responding to medical emergencies.

Refresher Operational First Aid

Duration: 1 Day

Annual refresher training focused on:

• skill retention,
• scenario practice,
• and operational updates.

Operational First Aid & AED / High Voltage Risk

A specialist variant incorporating:

• AED competency,
• electrical safety considerations,
• and enhanced assessment requirements.

Suitable for officers operating around:

• transport infrastructure,
• rail environments,
• or high-voltage operational risks.

What Does The Course Cover?

Training may include:

• scene management,
• primary casualty assessment,
• catastrophic bleeding control,
• tourniquet use,
• chest trauma,
• CPR,
• AED awareness,
• trauma management,
• casualty evacuation,
• road traffic collision response,
• burns and fractures,
• choking,
• shock,
• unconscious casualties,
• and multi-casualty incidents.

Operational content may also include:

• ballistic injuries,
• casualty care within operational cordons,
• casualty movement,
• and triage principles.

Scenario-Based Learning

Lazarus Training specialises in immersive, practical learning.

Training includes:

• casualty simulation,
• outdoor exercises,
• operational scenarios,
• practical repetition,
• team exercises,
• and structured debriefing.

Scenarios are adapted to reflect real policing environments and operational pressures.

Officers are trained to:

• think clearly under pressure,
• prioritise treatment,
• communicate effectively,
• and work safely within operational incidents.

Operationally Relevant Training

The course is designed around the realities of frontline policing.

Typical scenarios may include:

• violent assaults,
• road traffic collisions,
• public disorder,
• custody incidents,
• knife injuries,
• firearms incidents,
• and delayed ambulance response.

This operational focus helps develop confidence and decision-making in realistic environments.

Certification

Successful delegates receive certification appropriate to the course delivered.

Training can align with:

• Emergency First Aid at Work,
• policing operational medical standards,
• and organisational operational requirements.

Why Choose Lazarus Training?

Lazarus Training delivers operational medical training internationally to:

• police services,
• specialist operational teams,
• government organisations,
• and personnel working in hostile or high-risk environments.

Our instructors include backgrounds in:

• policing,
• military medicine,
• operational response,
• firearms operations,
• and hostile environment training.

We train officers to perform in real incidents — not simply to pass classroom assessments.

Delivery Options

Courses can be delivered:

• at police training centres,
• operational compounds,
• public order facilities,
• or client premises.

Training can be adapted for:

• UK policing,
• international deployments,
• Caribbean policing environments,
• and specialist operational teams.

Build Operational Confidence

Operational First Aid is designed to help officers:

• save lives,
• protect colleagues,
• improve public safety,
• and respond confidently during operational incidents.

For course information, pricing, or international delivery options, contact us.