OFA 1/ Emergency First Aid & CPR/ Basic First Aid

Course Outline

Basic one-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR A) skills for the workplace or home. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

• • The Red Cross
  • Preparing to respond
  • The EMS system
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Airway emergencies
  • Breathing and Circulation emergencies
  • First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Wound care

Completion

• Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps
• Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Participants will obtain the standardized certificate of Red Cross.

Duration: 6.5 hours in-class

3 year certification in Emergency First Aid and CPR Level A.