Recertification - Blended Standard First Aid with CPR A or C/AED

Course is conducted 50% on-line and 50% with an instructor while maintaining all safety requirements and social distancing requirements. Date selected is for the in-class portion and completion of the online must presented to the instructor.

Online portal access will be sent via email during AHASTI business hours.
A valid certification must be presented to the instructor on the day of the program. COVID extensions for certifications that expire in March, April, May or June 2020 have been granted a 90 day extension.

If you group would like to take these courses 100% with an instructor, please contact groupfirstaid@safetyed.ca for options. Please note at this time we are not offering offsite courses only following a location visit.

hdgContent

The following items are covered in this Recertification - Blended Standard First Aid with CPR A or C/AED class:

  • The Red Cross
  • Preparing to Respond
  • The Emergency Medical Services System
  • Check, Call, Care
  • Airway Emergencies
  • Breathing and Circulation Emergencies
  • Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest (including CPR A, C, or HCP)
  • Wound Care
  • Head and Spine Injuries
  • Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
  • Sudden Medical Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Poisons

hdgDuration

Approx 4 hrs online/ 4 hours in class

hdgPrerequisites

The following are the prerequisite that a student is required to have before being allowed into this course:

  • Completion of the online theory component prior to attended the in-class
  • Workplace approved Standard First Aid Certificate about to expire
  • As per the Canadian Red Cross - Because many individuals need to maintain a valid first aid certification for workplace occupational health and safety regulation, the Canadian Red Cross has reached out to provincial and territorial regulators to ensure that those individuals can meet this requirement; all Red Cross first aid certifications (which would have expired March through June 30, 2020) will be considered valid 90-days beyond their expiry date.

hdgDescription

Course refreshes a variety of topics from basic (circulation and breathing emergencies, and prevention of disease transmission) to in-depth (sudden medical emergencies and injuries to the head and/or spine).

hdgCertifications Earned

Upon successful completion of this program you will have earned the following tickets:

  • Standard First Aid certification - Approved by the Alberta Government for Workplace First Aid

hdgAdditional Information

Completion Criteria:
Ability to comprehend and successfully demonstrate the skills and pass a knowledge evaluation with a minimum mark of 75%
Participants must attend and participate in 100% of the course

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