Recommendations for first-aid and emergency apps
Where can I refresh my first aid training?
There are many ways to refresh your first aid training. The organizations active in emergency services regularly offer courses. You can easily find out where courses are held near you on their websites.
The Johanniter
https://www.johanniter.de/dienste-leistungen/angebote-fuer-privatpersonen/erste-hilfe-kurse/
https://www.johanniter.de/dienste-leistungen/angebote-fuer-privatpersonen/erste-hilfe-kurse/
The German Red Cross
https://www.drk.de/hilfe-in-deutschland/kurse-im-ueberblick/rotkreuzkurs-erste-hilfe/
https://www.drk.de/hilfe-in-deutschland/kurse-im-ueberblick/rotkreuzkurs-erste-hilfe/
Some local branches of the Water Rescue Service also offer courses.
https://www.drk.de/?id=380
https://www.drk.de/?id=380
Techniker Krankenkasse has developed an app that lets you practise virtually how to respond in an emergency. We think it is very well designed and therefore recommend it. Of course, it cannot replace a first aid course; it is only intended to help you practise what you learned there.
https://www.tk.de/techniker/magazin/digitale-gesundheit/tkf/leben-retten/rescue-me-app-2092150
https://www.tk.de/techniker/magazin/digitale-gesundheit/tkf/leben-retten/rescue-me-app-2092150
This article is from Tensana – the leading app since 2011, helping hundreds of thousands of people monitor their blood pressure every day.
Our content is based on carefully researched, evidence-based data and is continuously updated (as of 03/2026).
Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as outpatient care, and has headed the specialist editorial team at Tensana since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as an emergency medical technician, first responder, and in various areas of therapy and emergency care, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
Author Sabine Croci is a qualified medical assistant with many years of experience in internal medicine and cardiology practices as well as outpatient care, and has headed the specialist editorial team at Tensana since 2015. Thanks to her extensive additional qualifications as an emergency medical technician, first responder, and in various areas of therapy and emergency care, she provides well-founded, practical, and reliably verified information.
