First aid in Germany
Everything First Aid Angel offers for Germany: free first aid guides, online courses, in-person training providers, first aid kits and the local emergency number.
Emergency number in Germany: 112
First aid in Germany: what to know
Our guides follow the Australian (ANZCOR) guidelines. CPR is the same everywhere — 30 compressions to 2 breaths at 100–120 per minute, and use a defibrillator as soon as one arrives — but training in Germany differs in a few places worth knowing.
- Guidelines
- German Resuscitation Council (GRC), following the European Resuscitation Council — ERC guidelines; the steps match ours except where noted here.
- Choking
- For a conscious adult who cannot cough, breathe or speak: up to 5 back blows between the shoulder blades, then up to 5 abdominal thrusts, alternating until the blockage clears. Our guides describe the Australian method (chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts).
- Helping is protected
- German law places a duty to assist in an emergency (§ 323c StGB); a first aid course is required for a driving licence.
- 112 reaches ambulance and fire services.
Training in Germany
In-person first aid courses from education providers listed in our directory.
Online courses
Learn at your own pace and finish with a certificate of completion.
First aid kits
Kits available for Europe & Middle East.
Local emergency details
Emergency numbers, languages and crisis lines for Germany.
Learn, train and prepare in Germany
Free guides to read now, local training, online courses, and the kit to have ready.
Free first aid guides
Kits and defibrillators
First Aid Angel never replaces emergency services. In an emergency call 112 or your local emergency number first.