Standard First Aid Recertification

If your Standard First Aid certification is not expired you may be eligible to enroll in a 1-day Standard First Aid Re-certification course. Along with CPR, this course offers valuable information and skills so that you can be effective in an emergency situation until EMS arrives.

Length of Course: 9 Hours

Pre-requisite

• Current Standard First Aid Certification from an Alberta Occupational Health & Safety recognized training institution
• Current certification must be submitted to Registrar upon registration

Certification

• Apex Training Solutions Inc.
• 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
• Basic structure and function of the airway / respiratory system
• Airway emergencies (choking)
• Special considerations
• Basic structure and function of the circulatory system
• Signs & symptoms and first aid for cardiovascular emergencies, angina / heart attack AND TIA / stroke
• Risk factors of cardiovascular disease
• CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)
• 2 Rescuer Adult CPR
• Recovery position
• AED (Automated External Defibrillation)
• 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