First aid in Saudi Arabia
Everything First Aid Angel offers for Saudi Arabia: free first aid guides, online courses, in-person training providers, first aid kits and the local emergency number.
Emergency number in Saudi Arabia: 997
First aid in Saudi Arabia: 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 Saudi Arabia differs in a few places worth knowing.
- Guidelines
- Saudi Heart Association (AHA-aligned training) — AHA guidelines; the steps match ours except where noted here.
- Choking
- For a conscious adult who cannot cough, breathe or speak: abdominal thrusts (the Heimlich manoeuvre) until the blockage clears; some training bodies teach cycles of 5 back blows and 5 abdominal thrusts. Our guides describe the Australian method (back blows and chest thrusts).
- 997 reaches the Red Crescent ambulance service; 911 is used in some regions.
Training in Saudi Arabia
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 UK & Ireland.
Local emergency details
Emergency numbers, languages and crisis lines for Saudi Arabia.
Learn, train and prepare in Saudi Arabia
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 997 or your local emergency number first.