Standard First Aid – Basic Life Support Provider CPR

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Taught by qualified Standard First Aid and Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada instructors, this course is 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

CPR Approved by Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
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 – Standard 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