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