Course Details
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Basic First Aid C (aka. Emergency First Aid C)
Click here for the Red Cross First Aid & CPR Manual
Who is this for?
Entrepreneurs with fewer than 50 workers (including staff, volunteers, and contractors)
Strongly recommended for every person
Chapters 1-8 Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
Certification is valid for 3 years
1 Day Course (8 hrs in class)
The 1 Day Course is ideal for those who are taking Basic First Aid for the first time or who prefer a slower pace.
Blended (5 hrs in class + 4 hrs online)
Online learning time varies by student
Blended students must show their completion certificate before the in-class skills training indicating they completed the online modules and review
Recertification (5.5 hrs in class)
It is strongly recommended to read the Red Cross First Aid & CPR manual prior to class.
Recert students must show their current first aid certificate before the in-class skills training. Expired certificates must take the 1 Day or Blended course
Intermediate First Aid C (aka. Standard First Aid C)
Click here for the Red Cross First Aid & CPR Manual
Who is this for?
Workers who do not have first aid certification, or their certification has expired
Entrepreneurs with 50 or more workers (including staff, volunteers, and contractors)
Often required for people who work with children, special needs, or elderly; healthcare professionals; and teaching/coaching positions
Strongly recommended for parents and relatives of small children and seniors
Certification is valid for 3 years
2 Day Course (16 hrs in class)
Day 1 : Chapters 1-8 Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
Day 2 : Chapters 9-13 Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
The 2 Day Course is ideal for those who are taking Intermediate First Aid for the first time.
Blended (8.5 hrs in class + 8 hrs online)
Chapters 1-13 Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
Online learning time varies by student
Blended students must show their completion certificate before the in-class skills training indicating they completed the online modules and review
Recertification (8.5 hrs in class)
Chapters 1-13 Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
It is strongly recommended to read the Red Cross First Aid & CPR manual prior to class
Recert students must show their current first aid certificate before the in-class skills training. Expired certificates must take the 2 Day or Blended course
Child Care First Aid Certification
Click here for the Child Care First Aid Manual
Who is this for?
May be required by employers in a child care field
Chapters 14-15 CRC First Aid and CPR manual (2017)
Certification is valid for 3 years
Chapter 1: Introduction to Red Cross
Chapter 2: Responding to Emergencies
How to prepare for emergencies
Legal issues to consider
First aid in the workplace
How to protect yourself and others
How to communicate with an ill or injured person
Chapter 3: Check, Call, Care
How to properly approach a scene and check a person for illness or injury
How to recognize an emergency and when to call 911
How to appropriately care for a person with an illness or injury
Rules for giving medication
What to do if you find a person is unconscious
Chapter 4: Choking
What to do if you or someone near you is choking
Chapter 5: Circulation Emergencies
Covers heart attack, stroke, and life threatening bleeding
Chapter 6: CPR & AED
Learn the proper way to perform CPR and use an AED on an adult, child, and infant
Common mistakes to avoid
Chapter 7: Breathing Emergencies
Covers Hyperventilation, Asthma, and Anaphylaxis
Chapter 8: Wound Care
Learn how to bandage and treat different cut wounds
When and how to use a tourniquet
Recognize and treat burns
Learn how to properly treat crush injuries
Additional Topics
Dealing with drug overdose
Emergency First Aid C Certification
Chapter 9: Head, Neck, and Spinal Injuries
How to approach a person with a suspected spinal injury
Providing care and exceptions for moving the person
Concussion and Shaken Baby Syndrome
Chapter 10: Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
Learn how to use 4 types of splints
Proper care for a person with suspected Osteoporosis
Chapter 11: Sudden Medical Emergencies
Covers fainting, diabetes, seizures, mental health, and childbirth
Chapter 12: Environmental Illness
Prevention and treatment of heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Prevention and treatment of cold-related illnesses, such as frostbite and hypothermia
How to approach a drowning person and provide care
Chapter 13: Poisons
Identifying hazardous materials
Treating swallowed, inhaled, absorbed, and injected poisons
Extra considerations for animal and insect bites and stings
Standard First Aid C Certification
Chapter 14: Childhood Illnesses
Recognize and provide care for common conditions
Rules for giving medication
Chapter 15: Caring for Children
Safety, hygiene, and protection from abuse
