TRAINING OPTIONS: ONLINE AND ONSITE (PRACTICAL COMPONENT)
PREREQUISITES: NONE
COURSE SUMMARY
Comprehensive Course, offering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need training due to work requirements or who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest First Aid and CPR guidelines.
COMPLETION
100% attendance and participation; 75% minimum passing grade on a written, closed book knowledge evaluation; and adherence to the fundamental principles.
CERTIFICATION
3-year certification in Standard First Aid, CPR Level A, C, or HCP, and AED
RECERTIFICATION BLENDED STANDARD FIRST AID: 4 hours online learning*, 3-4 hours teaching time *Online learning time may vary depending on the learner
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
- The Red Cross
- Preparing to respond
- The EMS system
- Check, call, care
- Airway emergencies
- Breathing and circulation emergencies
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Wound care
- Head, neck and spine injuries
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Sudden medical emergencies
- Environmental illnesses
- Poisons