Learn EMT & First Aid Free

Start with Stop Bleeding ⎮ Save Lives (21 min, PrepMedic), then Treating a Bullet Wound⎮Gunshot First Aid⎮ (23 min, PrepMedic). All 274 lessons here are free, from the teachers' own official uploads. You'll need first aid kit, cpr training manikin, trauma shears and a few more basics (about $160 of kit). The book to keep beside you: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons..

What you'll need

First aid kit: Home, car and work.
CPR training manikin: Practise compressions.
Trauma shears: Every EMT carries a pair.
Tourniquet: Stop the bleed.
Penlight: Pupil checks.

Lessons

Stop Bleeding ⎮ Save Lives (21 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Treating a Bullet Wound⎮Gunshot First Aid⎮ (23 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How to build an IFAK and save money! (18 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Infant CPR (Basic Life Support) (9 min, PrepMedic, Beginner)
Skinny Medic’s Civilian Medical Trauma Kit (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Stop The Bleed: Tourniquet Application (10 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How to Build a Home First Aid Kit (20 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Nontraditional Career Paths in EMS (20 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
First Aid "Hacks" That Work.... and Some That Don't (12 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
PrepMedic's EDC ⎮2022⎮ (15 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
RX Medications for Disasters/Off-Grid/Travel (16 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Stop the Bleed (Full Course) (18 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
The Best Stop The Bleed Trainers? ⎮TrueClot Review⎮ (14 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Building a Civilian Active Shooter Response Bag (15 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Chest Seals/Sucking Chest Wounds (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How To: Chest Needle Decompression (11 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Know Your Medical Supplies (Opening Medical Items) (16 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
My Medic MyFAK - Walkthrough & Review (26 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
PrepMedic’s Bug Out Bag (22 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Skills & Gear To Save Lives (21 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
What Medical Info Should you Keep on Your Kit? (11 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Who is PrepMedic? (My Complete Career Path) (21 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Why You Shouldn't Go Into EMS (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Chest Trauma Treatment: Blunt, Penetrating, Impaled (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How to: Emergency Surgical Cricothyrotomy (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Law Enforcement Rapid Response Trauma Kit - TraumaPak (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
MyMedic - AutoMedic ⎮Car First Aid Kit⎮ (23 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Off The Shelf “Wilderness” First Aid Kits (23 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Could You Help? 6 Life-Saving Medications Explained for Bystanders (33 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Everyday Carry Tourniquet ⎮ETQ Snakestaff Systems Review and Testing⎮ (18 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How to Start an IV - Live Demo (15 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
My Favorite Apps for Paramedics (23 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Paramedic Medications (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
SWAT Medic Gear (15 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Trauma Kit Now! (Small) Review - Blue Force Gear (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Body Armor Basics / Recommendations (16 min, PrepMedic, Beginner)
Career Path: Paramedic or Nurse? (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Fire as a Weapon: What Bystanders Need to Know (14 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
How To Start An IV (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
MARCHE Assessment ⎮Tactical Environment⎮ (9 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
New! CoTCCC Approved Tourniquets (28 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Paramedic EDC (Updated) (17 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Tactical Medic Bag Loadout (2026 Update) (27 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
TEMS Special Operations Vehicle - Tour (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
The Best Smartwatch for Public Safety ⎮EMS, Fire, Police, Military⎮ (26 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
What Does PrepMedic Do? (12 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Why Stress Makes First Responders Suck (and what can be done about it) (18 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
1st Line Medical Belt ⎮Tactical Paramedic⎮ (14 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
3 Ways to Build Your IFAK (Packing/purchasing considerations) (18 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Advanced Wilderness Medical Gear (21 min, PrepMedic, Advanced)
Blast Injuries: What Happens to the Body in an Explosion (28 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Build a Car First Aid Kit (14 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Building A Medic Bag (26 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Combat Trauma Pack - First Impressions (11 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Elija McClain, Ketamine and Criminal Negligence ⎮A Paramedic's Perspective⎮ (27 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Off Duty EDC (SWAT/Flight Medic) *New 2023* (16 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Preparing for SWAT School PT (with Iron Infidel) (11 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Wildland Medic Bag (19 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
Wildland Paramedic On Body Carry (13 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)
ACT Ranger First Aid Kit (16 min, PrepMedic, Intermediate)

Books on EMT & First Aid

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. - View on Amazon
First Aid Manual by DK Publishing - View on Amazon
Wilderness Medicine by William W. Forgey - View on Amazon