STANDARD FIRST AID & CPR/ AED

This condensed recertification course is 1–day (8 hours) and covers the full content of the 2-day Standard First Aid CPR/AED course. This course is ONLY permitted for those who hold a previous Canadian Red Cross certification in Standard First Aid CPR/AED and it must not be expired. Recertification is only permitted once for every full certification. Workplace regulations set by provincial bodies (such as WSIB in Ontario) require workplaces with more than 5+ employees working at any given time (per floor, per shift) to have designated first aid attendants certified in this course.

We require a minimum of 8 participants for on-site training.

YOU WILL LEARN:

• Heart attack & stroke

• prevention, recognition, and first aid treatment

• Defibrillation - AED training and certification included

• How to help someone who is choking.

• When and how to provide CPR for adults (child/infant optional)

• How to work as a "team"

• Severe allergic reactions (how to use an Epi-pen)

• Asthma, hyperventilation

• Shock & fainting

• Bleeding (minor cuts, scrapes, bruises, amputations, impaled objects)

• Head & spinal injuries

• Muscle, bone & joint

• injuries

• Burns (Heat, Chemical,

• Electrical and Radiation)

• Diabetic emergencies

• Seizures (Convulsions)

• Heat Exhaustion /

• Stroke

• Hypothermia / frostbite

• Poisoning