KIWI VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED
General First Aid Training
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Category 1 NZQA Provider

Industry leaders for quality and consistency.

Over 200 5-star reviews

We value our customers. Our customers value us.

New Zealand Veteran Owned & Operated

Experience and relevance, second to none.

Nationwide Service

Private, on-site, or public courses.

We provide more than ‘tick-in-the-box’ compliance based courses.

We deliver practical, relevant and engaging first aid training.

Delivered by our team of friendly experts, we provide the most hands-on courses available in NZ. We genuinely care about the outcome for our students – and want more Kiwis to feel empowered enough to act.

  • Setting the Market Standard: PracMed NZ leads the industry, offering superior emergency response training and setting new benchmarks for quality and innovation in every client interaction.
  • Uncompromising Service and Delivery: Our commitment extends beyond training, ensuring fast response times, exceptional customer service, and comprehensive post-course support, tailored to meet the specific needs of each client
  • Relentless Innovation: At PracMed, innovation is key; we continually evolve our methods and materials to include the latest in emergency care, ensuring our clients receive the most advanced and effective training available.

PracMed’s trainers are selected for their extensive real-world experience, ensuring that every session is led by professionals who’ve truly ‘been there and done that.’ Our rigorous on-boarding process guarantees consistent, high-quality training delivery, so you can trust in the exceptional standard of instruction, regardless of the trainer.

PracMed collaborates with a diverse range of clients, from play-centres to military units, catering to any organisation seeking superior first aid training and enhanced emergency responsiveness.

“We build the capability of quality driven individuals and organisations by increasing their capacity to prevent injury and save lives”

Level 1 First Aid + Stop the Bleed®

This action packed one day course covers CPR and choking, common medical emergencies and PracMed NZ's Stop the Bleed® course.

  • Decision making processes when faced with medical or traumatic injury
  • The basic life support mnemonic – DRSABCD, which covers choking, CPR and defibrillation
  • Common medical emergencies – sudden cardiac arrest, heart-attack, asthma, seizures, stroke, diabetes, poisoning, fractures, dislocations, soft-tissue injury and burns.
  • Mental health in first aid

It also includes our full Stop the Bleed® unit which covers:

  • Identification and management of different types of traumatic injury
  • Identification and management of life-threatening bleeding
  • Use of equipment such as tourniquet, compression bandage and chest seals
  • Wound packing
  • Post control casualty care and traumatic hypothermia prevention
  • Foreign bodies and amputations

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

 

For those seeking to have their credits uploaded to the NZQA database, remember to bring a valid photo ID on the day of the course. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s licence, an 18+ card, or a passport.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

  • 6402 – Provide Basic Life Support

  • 6401 – Provide First Aid

Level 2 First Aid + Stop the Bleed®

This is the gold standard for workplace first aid training. It covers both medical and trauma emergencies, along with realistic and engaging scenario training to reinforce learning.

  • Decision making processes when faced with medical or traumatic injury
  • The basic life support mnemonic – DRSABCD, which covers choking, CPR and defibrillation
  • Common medical emergencies – sudden cardiac arrest, heart-attack, asthma, seizures, stroke, diabetes, poisoning, fractures, dislocations, soft-tissue injury and burns, head injuries, suspected spinal injuries, internal injuries, severe allergic reaction and heat and cold emergencies.
  • Major traumatic wound profiles such as gunshot, impalement, stabbing, crush injuries, amputations.
  • Mental health in first aid
  • Introduction to emergency management
  • Comprehensive and dynamic scenarios

It also includes our full Stop the Bleed® unit which covers:

  • Identification and management of different types of traumatic injury including life-threatening bleeding
  • Use of equipment such as tourniquet, compression bandage and chest seals
  • Wound packing
  • Post control casualty care and traumatic hypothermia prevention
  • Foreign bodies and amputations

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance.

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

 

For those seeking to have their credits uploaded to the NZQA database, remember to bring a valid photo ID on the day of the course. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s licence, an 18+ card, or a passport.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

There are no prerequisites for this course.
  • 6402 – Provide Basic Life Support
  • 6401 – Provide First Aid
  • 6400 – Manage First Aid in an Emergency Situation

Remote Areas First Aid

As a one-day course, it provides bang-for-buck for those who work or play away from urban environments. It delves into topics with a greater focus on injury management as opposed to medical conditions.

  • Decision making processes when faced with medical or traumatic injury
  • Major traumatic wound profiles such as gunshot, impalement, stabbing, amputations.
  • Introduction to emergency management
  • Cranial / spinal / pelvic injury assessment
  • Introduction to splinting
  • Introduction to evacuation techniques
  • Mental health in first aid

It also includes our full Stop the Bleed® unit which covers:

  • Identification and management of different types of traumatic injury
  • Identification and management of life-threatening bleeding
  • Use of equipment such as tourniquet, compression bandage and chest seals
  • Wound packing
  • Post control casualty care and traumatic hypothermia prevention
  • Foreign bodies and amputations

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

There are no unit standards for this course. You will receive a certificate of completion.

Level 2 + Remote Areas First Aid

The most comprehensive first aid course in New Zealand.
With a detailed immersion into both medical emergencies and injuries, and lessons supplemented via a range of realistic, dynamic scenarios designed to build confidence and competence.

  • Decision making processes when faced with medical or traumatic injury
  • The basic life support mnemonic – DRSABCD, which covers choking, CPR and defibrillation
  • Common medical emergencies – sudden cardiac arrest, heart-attack, asthma, seizures, stroke, diabetes, poisoning, fractures, dislocations, soft-tissue injury and burns, head injuries, suspected spinal injuries, internal injuries, severe allergic reaction and heat and cold emergencies.
  • Major traumatic wound profiles such as gunshot, impalement, stabbing, crush injuries, amputations.
  • Mental health in first aid
  • Introduction to emergency management
  • Cranial / spinal / pelvic injury assessment
  • Introduction to splinting
  • Introduction to evacuation techniques
  • Comprehensive and dynamic scenarios


It also includes our full Stop the Bleed® unit which covers:

  • Identification and management of different types of traumatic injury
  • Identification and management of life-threatening bleeding
  • Use of equipment such as tourniquet, compression bandage and chest seals
  • Wound packing
  • Post control casualty care and traumatic hypothermia prevention
  • Foreign bodies and amputations

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

 

For those seeking to have their credits uploaded to the NZQA database, remember to bring a valid photo ID on the day of the course. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s licence, an 18+ card, or a passport.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

There are no prerequisites for this course.
  • 6402 – Provide Basic Life Support
  • 6401 – Provide First Aid
  • 6400 – Manage First Aid in an Emergency Situation

Stop the Bleed®

A compact, half-day course covering all the basics of bleeding control. This unit is covered in all full and multi-day basic life support courses.

  • Identification and management of different types of traumatic injury
  • Identification and management of life-threatening bleeding
  • Use of equipment such as tourniquet, compression bandage and chest seals
  • Wound packing
  • Post control casualty care and traumatic hypothermia prevention
  • Foreign bodies and amputations

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

There are no unit standards for this course. You will receive a Stop the Bleed® certificate of completion.

Refresher Training - Level 1

Refresh your current certificate every 2 years to stay in line with industry standards.

  • This course will cover and refresh content from unit standards 6402 and 6401.

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

A current first aid certificate or refresher certificate stating you have completed unit standards 6402, 6401.  The certificate must be no older than 2 years and 3 months.  This must be presented to PracMed NZ admin team prior to the course (unless a current student). 

 

Blended study includes 2 hours online prerequisite to be completed before attending the in-person event. Access will be granted 1 mth prior to the course start. 

Your certificate will state the unit standards you are refreshing.  

Refresher Training - Level 2

Refresh your current certificate every 2 years to stay in line with industry standards.

  • This course will cover content from unit standards 6402, 6401 and 6400.

This course is hands-on and involves several practical components. If you’re dealing with injuries or medical conditions that might impact your participation, we encourage you to reach out to us in advance. We’re here to discuss your options and ensure you can engage with the course material effectively.

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

A current first aid certificate or refresher certificate stating you have completed unit standards 6402, 6401 and 6400.  The certificate must be no older than 2 years and 3 months.

 

Blended study includes 2 hours online prerequisite to be completed before attending the in-person event. Access will be granted 1 mth prior to the course start. 

Your certificate will state the unit standards you are refreshing. 

Prehospital Emergency Care

The most comprehensive basic life support course in New Zealand. With a detailed immersion into both medical emergencies and injuries, and lessons supplemented via a range of realistic, dynamic scenarios designed to build confidence and competence.

  • Emergency Planning: Strategies for rapid response and resource allocation.
  • Primary & Secondary Survey: Vital sign checks and comprehensive evaluations.
  • Advanced Prehospital Techniques: Skills for severe trauma cases including airway and spinal management.
  • Triage & Mass Casualty: Prioritising care in large-scale incidents.
  • Scene Management & Handover: Efficiently managing emergency scenes and transitions.
  • Leadership & Stress Management: Building leadership and coping with stress in crises.
  • Scenario-Based Training: Realistic simulations to enhance emergency response skills.
  • Advanced Care Techniques: Immediate care strategies at injury sites.
This advanced course demands significantly higher energy, effort, attention, and skill levels than standard first aid training. Suited for those eager to master complex emergency scenarios, it requires a strong commitment to intensive learning and the ability to keep pace with rigorous instruction.
Students must be physically capable of kneeling, stretcher bearing and carrying loads over distance. 
 

 

We do not offer refunds for our courses. It’s important that you review our full Terms and Conditions before enrolling to understand our policies fully.

 

 

For those seeking to have their credits uploaded to the NZQA database, remember to bring a valid photo ID on the day of the course. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s licence, an 18+ card, or a passport.

For a successful on-site private course, we need:

  1. Spacious Training Area: Adequate room for practical exercises, with space for participants to safely work with partners on the ground.
  2. Ventilation: A well-ventilated room to ensure a comfortable learning environment.
  3. Furnishings: Two tables and sufficient chairs for participants and trainers.
  4. Projector Space: An area for clear projector display.
  5. AV Equipment: We can utilize your AV setup if available.

These essentials ensure a safe, efficient, and engaging training experience. Your support in providing this environment helps us deliver the best possible training.

Students must hold a current first aid certificate showing completion of 6402, 6401.  Unit standard 6400 is also a prerequisite, however it can be added in to the course with additional hours.

  • 29321 – Provide Basic Emergency Care
  • 29322 – Demonstrate Knowledge of Emergency Response Systems in New Zealand
  • 29323 – Gather and Record Information to Support Patient Assessment
  • 29324 – Demonstrate Knowledge of the Use of Common Medications
  • OPTIONAL: 6400 – Manage First Aid in an Emergency Situation

PracMed NZ’s Prehospital Emergency Care (PHEC) course represents New Zealand’s most comprehensive training program in prehospital emergency care, incorporating years of point-of-injury care expertise.

This intensive course is designed to equip participants with advanced skills and knowledge to handle a variety of emergency situations effectively.

Over the course of the program, students engage in rigorous training covering emergency planning, advanced prehospital techniques, and critical scene management skills.

The course emphasizes not only technical medical proficiency but also the leadership and stress management skills essential for successful team dynamics in high-pressure situations. By participating in the PHEC course, individuals will be thoroughly prepared to manage and lead in diverse and challenging emergency environments, ensuring the highest level of care and effective response.

Custom First Aid Training

At PracMed NZ, we understand that every organisation faces its own set of challenges.
That's why our Custom First Aid Training is developed in close collaboration with you, ensuring that every aspect of the course addresses the specific scenarios and conditions your team may encounter. Whether it's for a child-care centre, a corporate office, a high-risk industrial setting, or a remote outdoor environment, our training is adaptable to suit any context.

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