Intermediate First Aid (Basic Life Support Provider CPR)

Taught by qualified Apex Training Solutions Intermediate First Aid and Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada instructors, these two courses combined are recommended for those who work or study as healthcare providers (ie: Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry, Chiropractic, Rehabilitation, etc.)

Day 1 – Basic Life Support Provider CPR

Length Of Course: 4 Hours

Certification

• Healthcare Provider CPR Approved by Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Standard First Aid Approved by Occupational Health and Safety
• CPR Re-training Recommended Every Year

Course Outline

• Adult And Child CPR – One And Two Rescuer
• AED Training
• Infant CPR
• Artificial Respiration
• Adult, Child And Infant Obstructed Airway Management
• Advanced Airway Management – Bag Valve Mask
• Recovery Position
• Recognizing Signs And Symptoms Of Heart Attack
• Reducing Risk Factors Of Heart Disease
• Healthy Heart Living (Lifestyles)
• Disease Transmission And Barrier Devices
• Special Situations

Day 2 – Intermediate First Aid

Length of Course: 9 Hours

Certification

• Apex Training Solutions
• Approved by Occupational Health And Safety
• Valid 3 Years

Course Outline

• Legal requirements for workplace first aiders Acts and Regulations in Alberta
• S T O P Sign of Life
• Recovery position
• Severe external bleeding
• Amputations and care for amputated tissue
• Internal bleeding / Shock Unconsciousness / Fainting
• Principles of secondary assessment using SAMPLE, vital signs & head-to-toe exam
• Drowning, Hyperventilation, Asthma, Anaphylactic Reaction, Inhalation and Chest Injuries
• Head, spine and pelvic injuries (including rollovers, immobilization)
• Closed and open wounds
• Bleeding from scalp and ears
• Eye, mouth and nose injuries
• Thermal injuries (burns)
• Chemical and electrical injuries
• Poisons, bites and stings
• Bone and joint injuries of upper and lower extremities
• First aid kits – contents incl. barrier devices
• Cold emergencies (hypothermia, frost nip and frostbite)
• Heat emergencies
• Diabetic emergencies
• Seizures (convulsions)
• Emergency childbirth