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Course Summary
This 16-hour program will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to respond to a medical emergency in the workplace. A prompt response can save lives, reduce the amount of time lost due to workplace injuries, and lower the resulting costs. Trained employees have also been shown to be more safety conscious in general, therefore reducing the number of incidents. This program meets the criteria outlined in Regulation 1101 for a valid St. Johns First Aid Certificate or its equivalent.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recall applicable legislation
- Identify communicable diseases
- Discuss airway, breathing, and circulation
- Discuss rescue breathing
- Apply CPR skills
- Explain AED awareness
- Recognize symptoms of heart attack and stroke
- Identify and deal with choking (conscious/unconscious)
- Recognize symptoms of shock and how to treat it
- Check for wounds and bleeding
- Check for muscular/skeletal emergencies
- Check for head and spinal emergencies
- Recognize burns
- Identify respiratory emergencies
- React to poisoning
- Apply triage techniques
- Apply crisis intervention techniques
Target Audience
Any workplace requiring first aid training.
Legislative Reference
Ont. Reg. 1101 – First Aid Requirements
Continuing Education Credits
HRPA has approved this course for CPD. Please contact us at 800.815.9980 to find out more.