Emergency First Aid w/ CPR B
Emergency First Aid is for people who want a general knowledge of first aid principles and the emergency treatment of injuries. Skills include victim assessment, CPR, choking, bleeding control, heart attack, stroke, and shock management. Includes CPR-B certification.
Recognized by Ontario’s Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB), this program is not restricted to aquatic candidates and is widely used in workplaces, camps, playgrounds, and by the general public.
Details
- Prerequisite: None
- Certification: Valid for 3 years
- Candidate recognition: Certification card
- Required material: Canadian First Aid Manual or Canadian Lifesaving Manual
- Price: CA $90
At-a-Glance: Skills You Will Learn
- Understand the goals of first aid.
- Understand the legal implications of providing first aid treatment.
- Apply universal precautions, including barrier devices, hand washing, and gloves.
- Understand anatomy and physiology of the ABC priorities.
- Complete a primary assessment: scene survey, LOC, airway, breathing, circulation, major bleeding, and mechanism of injury.
- Complete a secondary assessment: vital signs, head-to-toe exam, and medical history.
- Perform one-rescuer CPR for adult, child, and infant victims and use an AED.
- Treat choking in conscious and unconscious victims, including special cases such as pregnancy and obesity.
- Direct bystanders to activate EMS effectively.
- Recognize and care for respiratory emergencies such as hyperventilation and asthma.
- Recognize and care for cardiovascular emergencies such as shock, heart attack, angina, bleeding, and stroke/TIA.
- Recognize and care for trauma including abdominal, burn, and facial injuries.
- Care for unconscious victims, including fainting.
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