FIRST AID TRAINING

Standard First Aid and CPR

Medical professional performing CPR on a training mannequin in a classroom setting.

  • 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.

  • Red Cross First Aid Instructor 

  • 100% attendance and participation; 75% min. passing grade on a written, closed book knowledge evaluation; and adherence to the Fundamental Principles.

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

  • Standard First Aid: 6.5–7.5 hours; includes CPR Level A or C and AED; adheres to local legislation 
    Blended Standard First Aid: 4 hours online learning*, 3-4 hours teaching time
     
    *Online learning time may vary depending on the learner

    • 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 (includes opioid poisoning)

    Includes any other content required by specific legislation

    A 60-minute Opioid Poisoning Awareness Workshop can be added to this course. In this workshop, participants will learn how they can help prevent death and disability by recognizing, accessing help, and providing care for a suspected opioid poisoning.

    • First Aid & CPR (print and/or eBook)

    • Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)

    • Standard First Aid – Online (Blended only)

    • Standard First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

CPR and AED

Medical training mannequin with defibrillator and supplies on table

  • 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. Courses meet legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards, and include the latest CPR guidelines and training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

  • CPR Instructor or First Aid Instructor 

  • • Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps

    • Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation

    • Attend and participate in 100% of the course

  • 3-year certification in CPR Level A or C

  • Recertification of CPR A is not available. Recertification for CPR C is 3.5 hours teaching time in-class OR 2 hours online learning + 2.5 hours in-class for Blended CPR.

  • Level A

    • The Red Cross

    • Responding to Emergencies

    • Check, Call, Care

    • Recovery position

    • Choking – adult

    • Assisting with medications

    • Angina and heart attack

    • CPR and AED– adult

    • Deadly bleeding

    Level C

    • Level A content

    • Choking - child and baby

    • CPR - child and baby

    Includes any other content required by specific legislation

    • CPR (print and/or eBook)

      • Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)

      • CPR – Online (Blended only)

      • CPR certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Marine Advanced First Aid

Orange lifebuoy with gray stripes hanging on boat railing

  • Designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to apply immediate first aid in the event of accident or illness on board a vessel. Participants will gain knowledge of marine first aid equipment, and the transferring of patients from a ship. All aspects of course are focused in a marine setting. Course meets the requirements of Transport Canada outlined in Transport Publication (TP) 13008E.

  • Any person designated to provide first aid on board a vessel engaged on a near coastal voyage, class 1, or unlimited voyage. Participants who want to obtain a master or officer certificate or endorsement.

    • Successfully demonstrate the course skills competencies

    • Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation

    • Successfully complete two evaluated scenarios (one medical and one trauma)

    • Attend and participate in 100% of the course

  • 3-year Red Cross certification in Marine Advanced First Aid and a Transport Canada certification. Certificates are issued by Red Cross upon successful completion.

  • Recertification of Marine First Aid is not permitted by Transport Canada TP 13008E

    • The Professional Responder

    • Responding to the call

    • Infection prevention and control

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • Assessment

    • Airway management and respiratory emergencies

    • Circulatory emergencies

    • Shock

    • Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma

    • Musculoskeletal injuries

    • Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries

    • Head and spinal injuries

    • Acute and chronic illnesses

    • Poisoning

    • Environmental illnesses

    • Pregnancy, labour and delivery

    • Special populations

    • Crisis intervention

    • Reaching, lifting and extricating patients

    • Multiple-casualty incidents

    • Pharmacology

    • Marine environment

    • Workplace

    • Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text

    • Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)