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First Aid and CPR Training

Standard First Aid and CPR Training
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Course Description Icon Course Description

This comprehensive 2-day course is designed to prepare participants to offer first aid and CPR in the event of a medical emergency at home or at work. The program is delivered in person by a certified Red Cross instructor.

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Standard first aid and CPR training is required for workplaces with more than 5 workers.

Pre-requisites Icon Pre-requisites

None

Length Icon Length

2 days (13 hours)

Location Icon Location

On-site

Class Size Icon Class Size

Minimum of 8 and maximum of 18

Cost Icon Cost

From $99 per person plus HST

Included Materials: Canadian Red Cross participant manual

Key Concepts Icon Key Concepts

  • The emergency medical services system
  • Check, call, care
  • Airway emergencies
  • Breathing and circulation emergencies
  • Respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Wound care
  • Head and spine injuries
  • Bone, muscle and joint injuries
  • Sudden medical emergencies
  • Poisons

Evaluation Icon Evaluation

Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course. Learners will be evaluated based on a minimum score of 75% on the written evaluation, as well as their ability to demonstrate hands-on skills taught in the course.

Documentation Icon Documentation

Successful learners will be issued a Red Cross certificate valid for 3 years.

Continuing Education Icon Continuing Education

The course must be repeated or Refresher training must be completed within 3 years in order to maintain certified status.

Emergency First Aid and CPR
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Training

Course Description Icon Course Description

This basic 1-day course is designed to prepare participants to offer first aid and CPR in the event of a medical emergency at home or at work. The program is delivered in person by a certified Red Cross instructor.

Warning Icon
Emergency first aid and CPR training is required for workplaces with 5 or fewer workers.

Pre-requisites Icon Pre-requisites

None

Length Icon Length

1 day (6.5 hours)

Location Icon Location

On-site

Class Size Icon Class Size

Minimum of 8 and maximum of 18

Cost Icon Cost

From $69 per person plus HST

Included Materials: Canadian Red Cross participant manual

Key Concepts Icon Key Concepts

  • The emergency medical services system
  • Check, call, care
  • Airway emergencies
  • Breathing and circulation emergencies
  • Respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Wound care

Evaluation Icon Evaluation

Learners must attend and participate in 100% of the course. Learners will be evaluated based on a minimum score of 75% on the written evaluation, as well as their ability to demonstrate hands-on skills taught in the course.

Documentation Icon Documentation

Successful learners will be issued a Red Cross certificate valid for 3 years.

Continuing Education Icon Continuing Education

The course must be repeated or Refresher training must be completed within 3 years in order to maintain certified status.

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FAQs

FAQ Icon Who needs this training?

Any workplace that pays WSIB premiums or that is regulated under the WSIA is required to have workers trained in first aid and CPR.

Additionally, many regulated professions require that their members hold a valid first aid certificate. For example:

  • Health care professionals (nurses, chiropractors, massage therapists)
  • Early child care educators
  • Pharmacists

FAQ Icon How do I know if I need to take Standard or Emergency First Aid?

If your workplace is WSIA-regulated with 5 or fewer workers per shift, you require Emergency First Aid and CPR. If your workplace has more than 5 workers per shift, you will require Standard First Aid and CPR. If first aid training is a requirement specific to your professional designation, please check with your regulatory body as to which type of training they require.

FAQ Icon How long does the certificate last?

Your certificate will remain valid for 3 years from the date of completion.

FAQ Icon What if I have taken first aid in the past with a different training provider?

Refresher training must be done with the certifying body that issued your original certificate (Ie. If you did Standard first aid and CPR training with the Red Cross, you cannot take refresher training with St. John’s Ambulance, and vice versa.)

If you are taking either Standard or Emergency training you can choose any accredited training provider whose instruction meets the program requirements set out by the WSIB.