Our Standard First Aid course is a comprehensive 2-day program designed to teach you essential skills to effectively respond to medical emergencies in the workplace, home or other setting. This course is designed to meet provincial workplace regulatory requirements* and covers cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including responding to breathing, airway and circulation emergencies, as well as control of bleeding, shock, stabilizing fractures and dislocations, head and spine injuries, and more. This course is ideal for everyday people who want to be prepared for the unexpected.

Features

• Reflects science from the most recent Canadian Consensus Guidelines on First Aid and CPR
• Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency
• Course options that meet or exceed regulatory requirements for workplace first aid courses federally and in most provinces and territories.

Content

• Emergency Scene Management
• Shock, Fainting, and Unconsciousness
• Head, Spine, and Pelvic Injuries
• Severe Bleeding and Wounds
• Adult/Child/Infant Resuscitation
• Medical Conditions (including Asthma, Allergies, Diabetic Emergencies, Seizures, and Poisoning)
• Treatment of burns
• And more…

Accreditation

Heart & Stroke’s First Aid courses are recognized across Canada and are widely accredited, with some exceptions. For more in-depth information regarding provincial or territorial regulations on first aid, refer to your provincial workplace regulation board.