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Standard First Aid - Level A CPR

Learn how to provide emergency care immediately to an injured person. This comprehensive two-day course teaches first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills to help those in need.

This Red Cross certified course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Upon Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that is valid for three years.This course is certified through the Canadian Red Cross.

Topics Covered

  • 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 (including opioid poisoning)

Notes

  • Understand and successfully demonstrate all required skills
  • 100% attendance and participation
  • 75% minimum passing grade on a written, closed book knowledge evaluation
  • Adherence to the Red Cross’s Fundamental Principles
  • Students must be on time and present for all course content instruction. Students who miss any course content cannot be certified and registration fees will not be reimbursed, as per the Cancellation Policy
  • Course duration may continue beyond 4:30 pm