Courses Offered -------- check out our Blended Learning Option

STANDARD FIRST AID + CPR/AED

Comprehensive two-day 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. Includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines. Meets federal and a variety of provincial/territorial regulations for Standard First Aid and CPR.

Red Cross First Aid Instructor or Instructor Trainer

100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam

3-year certification in Standard First Aid, CPR Level A, C, or HCP, and AED

Course Content

> 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 and spine injuries
> Bone, muscle and joint injuries
> Sudden medical emergencies
> Environmental emergencies
> Poisons

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Standard First Aid Recertification

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 BLENDED LEARNING COURSES 

Please contact us for more information

Is your schedule too busy to take a 2 day course? 

The Blended Learning delivery method provides participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until advance medical help arrives. This program offers a choice of STANDARD FIRST AID, EMERGENCY FIRST AID and CPR/AED courses.

The content and activities will help participants identify and respond to potentially hazardous conditions, recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions for first aid care. The blended learning courses are designed to be flexible to meet the various needs of course participants.

Each blended learning courses is divided into two components. Participants must first complete the self-paced online component, which includes the written knowledge evaluations, and then successfully complete and instructor-led classroom component (skills practice and evaluation session) in order to achieve certification. Participants' should complete the classroom component with four(4) weeks of completing the online component. If a participant does not attend a classroom sessions with this time frame, they are required to purchase a second PIN (Product Identification Number) and retake the online component before being admitted into the classroom.

The knowledge and skills objectives for blended courses remain the same as courses delivered the through traditional methods.

Courses delivered through the Blended Learning method meet W.S.I.B. standards with a 3 year certification period.

Standard FA               8 hour on-line component                        6.5 - 7.5 hour classroom component

Std FA Recertification

                                   4 hour on-line component                                  4-5 hour classroom component

Emergency FA           3 hour on-line component                                   4.5  hour classroom component

CPR-A                       2 hour on-line component                                      2.5 hour classroom component

CPR-C                       2 hour on-line component                                     3.5 hour classroom component

CPR-HCP                 2 hour on-line component                                    4.5 hour classroom component

EMERGENCY FIRST AID + CPR/AED

Basic one-day course offering an overview of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home. Includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines. Meets OHS regulations for Basic First Aid. Exceeds competitors standards by including injury prevention content, CPR and AED.

Red Cross First Aid Instructor or Instructor Trainer

100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam

3-year certification in Emergency First Aid, CPR Level A, C, or HCP, and AED

Duration: Where provincial/territorial legislation allows; 4-6 hours; includes CPR Level C

CPR/AED Level A, C & HCP

Courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provide the skills needed to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking for adults, children, and babies depending on the level of CPR chosen. All include training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Courses offer training suitable for workplace or general interest. Includes the latest CPR guidelines.

Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor or Instructor Trainer

100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam

3-year certification in CPR Level A, C, or HCP, and AED

Course Content          

Level A
 > The First Responder Role
> Check, Call, Care
> H.A.IN.E.S. Recovery Position
> Choking Adult
> Assisting with Medications
> Angina and Heart Attack
> Stroke
> CPR Adult
> Deadly Bleeding

Level C

> Level A content
> Choking child and baby
> CPR child and baby

Level HCP

> Level C content
> Jaw thrust
> Pulse check
> Rescue breathing adult, child, and baby
> BVM adult, child, and baby
> Two-rescuer CPR adult, child, baby

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Red Cross CPR/AED Manual
Certification card and optional wall certificate (or as required by legislation)

Recertification   

CUSTOM COURSES

Introduction To First Aid Workshop

Cost: TBD

Duration: 2-4 hours

This is a non-certification workshop that can be customized and adapted to various audiences.

• For those who want a short introduction to First Aid, CPR, AED
• As a "lunch & learn" session
• For an older audience or those who may have physical limitations in performing First Aid or CPR/AED skills

Modified CPR Level E - Non-certification

Cost: TBD

Duration: variable

This workshop can be customized and adapted to meet the specific needs of various audiences.

• for those who want a brief introduction to CPR and/or AED
• For those with a specific learning need i.e. foreign body airway obstruction course
• As a Signals & Actions program for recognition and actions for heart attacks & stroke

MASS CPR TRAINING EVENTS

Cost:  $ 40.00 / registrant

Duration: 4 hours

We can offer CPR/AED training to large groups. We have trained up to 100 people in one Mass Training session.

Please contact Kieran at kl-health@cogeco.ca for more details.