Comprehensive first aid and CPR skills for professional first responders or those training to become first responders. Course teaches the patient assessment model, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, and care for a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Participants will be engaged in dynamic training techniques including video, media presentations, skills demonstrations, practice sessions, discussions and scenarios based on real-life situations.
Duration: 40 hours
Prerequisites: None
Completion:
- Successfully demonstrate the required skills
- Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
- Successfully complete minimum of one practical scenario
- Attend and participate in 100% of the course
Participants must be present for the entire course and pass the exam in order to pass the course.
Certification:
- 3-year certification in First Responder
- Digital copy of certificate issued upon successful completion
Course Content:
- The Professional Responder
- Responding to the call
- Infection prevention and control
- Anatomy and physiology
- 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
Includes any other content required by specific legislation
First Responder and EMR students must purchase their own stethoscopes
Dates marked with REGISTER YOUR INTEREST will only run if there is enough interest. If you are interested in any of these dates, please sign up below. No payment will be taken at this time. If we receive enough interest, we will contact you for payment and confirmation.
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REGISTER YOUR INTEREST - $920.00: September 8-12, 2025 (Mon-Fri)
September 8, 2025 - September 12, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm