Audience

Professionals in fire service, rescue team, workplace response team, sports-medicine professionals, lifeguards, and ski patrol.

Duration

40 hours

Completion Requirements

• Successfully demonstrate the required skills
• Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book,
knowledge evaluation
• Successfully complete minimum of one practical scenario
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in First Responder
(digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Recertification

20 hours

Course Content

• The Professional Responder
• Responding to the call
• Infection prevention and control
• Anatomy and physiology
• Assessment
• Airway management and respiratory emergencies
• Circulatory emergencies
• Shock
• Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Acute and chronic illnesses
• Poisoning
• Environmental illnesses
• Pregnancy, labour, and delivery
• Special populations
• Crisis intervention
• Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
• Multiple-casualty incidents

Includes any other content required by
specific legislation

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)

 Audience 

Professionals in emergency medical care who may be responsible for initial assessments, the provision of safe and prudent care, and the transport of a patient to the most appropriate healthcare facility.

Duration

80-120 hours (based on jurisdiction)

Prerequisites

Participant must be certified in Standard First Aid with CPR level C.

Completion Requirements

• Successfully demonstrate the required skills
• Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
• Successfully complete two evaluated scenarios (one medical and one trauma)
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year certification in Emergency Medical Responder (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Recertification

40 hours

Course Content

• The Professional Responder
• Responding to the call
• Infection prevention and control
• Anatomy and physiology
• Assessment
• Airway management and respiratory emergencies
• Circulatory emergencies
• Shock
• Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Acute and chronic illnesses
• Poisoning
• Environmental illnesses
• Pregnancy, labour, and delivery
• Special populations
• Crisis intervention
• Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
• Transportation
• Multiple-casualty incidents
• Pharmacology
• Marine environment
• Workplace

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)

Audience 

In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in fire service, rescue team, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.

Duration

• Stand-alone course – 4 hours
• With Airway Management – 5 hours
• With Oxygen Therapy – 5 hours
• With Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy – 6 hours

Completion Requirements

• Successfully demonstrate all course skill competencies
• Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

1-year certification in Basic Life Support
(digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Recertification

2 hours

Course Content

• Glove removal
• Primary Assessment
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Airway Obstruction
• Assisted Ventilation
• Basic Life Support special considerations

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide

Duration

CPR A: 4 hours in-class OR 2 hours in-class + 3 hours online learning*
CPR C: 5 hours in-class OR 3 hours in-class + 3 hours online learning*

Instructor

CPR Instructor or First Aid Instructor

Completion Requirements

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

Certification

3-year certification in CPR Level A or C

Recertification

Recertification of CPR A is not available. Recertification for CPR C is 3.5 hours teaching time in-class OR 2 hours online learning + 2.5 hours in-class for Blended CPR.

Course Content

Level A

• The Red Cross
• Responding to Emergencies
• Check, Call, Care
• Recovery position
• Choking – adult
• Assisting with medications
• Angina and heart attack
• Stroke
• CPR and AED– adult
• Deadly bleeding

Level C

• Level A content
• Choking – child and baby
• CPR and AED – child and baby

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Participant Materials

• CPR (print and/or eBook)
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• CPR – Online (Blended only)
• CPR certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Duration

CPR A: 6.5 hours in-class OR 3.5 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning**
CPR C: 7.5 hours in-class OR 4.5 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning**

Instructor

First Aid Instructor

Completion Requirements

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

Certification

3-year certification in Emergency First Aid and CPR Level A or C

Recertification

CPR A: 4 hours in-class OR 3 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning**
CPR C: 5 hours in-class OR 4 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning**

*Recertification not available in all jurisdictions.
**Online learning time will vary depending on the learner.

Course Content

• 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

Participant Materials

• First Aid & CPR (print and/or eBook)
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• Emergency First Aid – Online (Blended only)
• Emergency First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Duration

CPR A: 13 hours in-class OR 5.5 hours in-class + 8 hours online learning*
CPR C: 14 hours in-class OR hours in-class + 8 hours online learning*

Instructor

First Aid Instructor

Completion Requirements

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

Certification

3-year certification in Standard First Aid and CPR Level A or C

Recertification

CPR A: 6.5 hours in-class OR 3 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning*
CPR C: 7.5 hours in-class OR 4 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning*

*On-line learning time will vary depending on the learner.

Course Content

• 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
• Head, neck and spinal injuries
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Sudden Medical Emergencies
• Environmental Illnesses
• Poisons

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Participant Material

• First Aid & CPR (print and/or eBook)
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• Standard First Aid – Online
• Standard First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Audience 

The course is adaptable to all audiences (Youth, Workplace, Professional Responder)

Duration

12 hours in-class OR 45-90 minutes online learning and 7 hours in-class

Instructor

Psychological First Aid Instructor

Prerequisite

• 16 years of age (recommended)
• Psychological First Aid – Self-Care online course (required for blended option only)

Completion 

• Successfully participate in 100% of the in-class course
• Successfully complete the online course: Psychological First Aid – Self-Care (required for blended option only)

Certification

3-year certification in Psychological First Aid

Course Content

Case-based learning and discussion will be tailored to the audience and include the following content:
• Introduction to Red Cross
• Case Studies
• Psychological First Aid
• Operational Principles
• Stress, Distress
• Loss and Grief
• Trauma
• Indicators
• Vulnerable Populations
• Supportive Communication
• Look, Listen, Link, Live
• Resiliency and Protective Factors
• Protection
• Policies, Legislation
• Self-Care

Participant Materials

• Psychological First Aid Workbook (print)
• Look, Listen, Link, Live cards
• Psychological First Aid–Self-Care online course (required for blended option)
• Psychological First Aid–Caring for Others online course (optional)

Duration

Minimum 8 hours in-class

Instructor

First Aid Instructor

Completion Requirements

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

Certification

3-year certification in Emergency Child Care First Aid

Recertification

6 hours in-class*
*Check local legislation to determine certification level, maintenance, and recertification requirements. 

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Responding to Emergencies
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and Circulation emergencies – Child and baby
• First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest – Child and baby
• Wound care
• Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries
• Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
• Sudden Medical Emergencies
• Environmental Illness
• Poisons
• Caring for Children

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Take-Home Materials

• Child Care First Aid (print and/or eBook)
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• Emergency Child Care First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)

Duration

16 hours

Instructor

First Aid Instructor

Prerequisite

None.

A student does not require a CDN in order to participate in a MBFA course

Completion Requirements

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

Certification

3-year certification in Marine Basic First Aid and CPR/AED Level A

Recertification

Recertification of Marine First Aid is not permitted under federal regulations.

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Responding to Emergencies
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and Circulation emergencies
• First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest – adult
• Wound care
• Head and spine injuries
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Sudden Medical Emergencies
• Environmental Illnessess
• Poisons

Participant Materials

• First Aid & CPR (print and/or eBook)
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• Marine Basic First Aid certificate (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
• Transport Canada certification issued directly by CRC

Audience

Any person designated to provide first aid on board a vessel engaged on a near-coastal voyage, class 1, or unlimited voyage. Participants who want to obtain a master or officer certificate or endorsement.

Duration

31 hours 

Prerequisite

None

Completion Requirements

• Successfully demonstrate the course skills competencies
• Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book,
knowledge evaluation
• Successfully complete two evaluated scenarios
(one medical and one trauma)
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

3-year Red Cross certification in Marine Advanced First Aid and a Transport Canada certification. Certificates are issued by Red Cross upon successful completion.

Recertification

Recertification of Marine First Aid is not permitted by Transport Canada TP 13008E

Course Content

• The Professional Responder
• Responding to the call
• Infection prevention and control
• Anatomy and physiology
• Assessment
• Airway management and respiratory emergencies
• Circulatory emergencies
• Shock
• Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Acute and chronic illnesses
• Poisoning
• Environmental illnesses
• Pregnancy, labour and delivery
• Special populations
• Crisis intervention
• Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
• Multiple-casualty incidents
• Pharmacology
• Marine environment
• Workplace

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)

Duration 

7-8 hrs

Prerequisite

Minimum 11 years of age (or completion of Grade 5)

Instructor 

Red Cross Youth Leader

Course Content

• How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
• How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviours
• Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
• How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
• How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviours
• First aid skills
• The business of babysitting

Participant Materials

Babysitter’s Manual
Completion certificate

Prerequisite: 16 years of age

Covers the basics of airway, breathing and circulation which includes how to deal with obstructed airways, breathing distress, bleeding control, Shock and one person CPR. In addition, patient assessment, hard collar application, upper limb splinting and minor wound care are covered.

Course fees include textbooks and Exams.

Written and practical exams are required after the course is completed. A minimum mark of 70% is required, on both the written and practical exams, to successfully complete the course. A 3 year certificate will be issued on successful completion.

A WorkSafe BC ‘Statement of Fitness’ is required. A complete WorkSafe BC course medical may be required by some students. For more details contact our office.

Prerequisite: 16 years of age

Covers the basics of airway, breathing and circulation – includes how to deal with obstructed airways, breathing distress, bleeding control, Shock and one and two person CPR. In addition, continuing patient assessment, hard collar application, securing a patient to a spine board, upper and lower limb splinting and minor wound care are covered. Completion of records and reports are an integral part of the course.

Course fees include textbooks and Exams.

Written and practical exams are required after the course is completed. A minimum mark of 70% is required, on both the written and practical exams, to successfully complete the course. A 3 year certificate will be issued on successful completion.

A WorkSafe BC ‘Statement of Fitness’ is required. A complete WorkSafe BC course medical may be required by some students. For more details contact our office.

Prerequisite: 16 years of age

Practical and theory sessions totaling 35 hours. Students must have had the OFA 3 previously. Does not include course textbooks.

Students for this course must present a copy of their previous OFA 3 certificate at the time of registration. 

A WorkSafe BC ‘Statement of Fitness’ is required. A complete WorkSafe BC course medical may be required by some students. For more details contact our office.

This course covers hard collar application and securing (immobilizing) a patient on the spine board in preparation for transport.

Prerequisite is a valid OFA Level 1 or 2 certificate. Valid for 3 years or until the expiry of the OFA Level 1 or 2 certificate. Certificates are issued at the end of the course upon successful completion.

**NB. if you are interested in a WorkSafeBC Transportation Endorsement course, please let us know. We do not necessarily show all our classes on our schedule. Courses can be organized when we have 5 – 6 people.

The general areas of OFA Attendant practical skills covered in this Workshop include:

• The Priority Action Approach to an injured worker who walks to the FA Room
• Assessing, cleansing, dressing and bandaging minor open wounds
• Completion of the First Aid Record
• Deciding on the need for referral to medical aid
• Providing follow-up care for injured workers
• Treating an Activity-related Soft Tissue Disorder
• Conducting an eye examination
• Treating sprains and strains

Successful completion of this workshop will lead to a certificate that allows the candidate to practice within an OFA Level 3 Attendant’s scope of practice. This certification is only valid when the Paramedic has current Licensure as an Emergency Medical Responder, a Primary Care Paramedic or an Advanced Care Paramedic.

Once you have registered and made payment arrangements, we will provide you, by email, access to the online course material. Prior to the Practical Workshop the candidate must complete the required home study modules from the Occupational First Aid Reference & Training Manual and hand them in at the start of the Practical workshop. Completion of the home study modules is part of the certification process and the workshop will not be considered complete without them.

Please note starting January 01, 2010 the OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS is no longer required. It has been replaced by the document OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID STATEMENT OF FITNESS that will be handed out at the course.

This course will include:

• WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 Instructor Guide with overheads and resource material
• WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Transportation Endorsement Instructor Guide with overheads and resource material

Course goals

• Apply adult learning theory in the development of lessons plans
• Facilitate training sessions (both theory and practical applications)
• Develop classroom management and instructional techniques
• Learn evaluation techniques utilizing provided assessment tools
• Practice demonstrating first aid skills and delivering presentations

Course Outcome

Upon successful completion of this program there will be a period of mentoring required to evaluate your training has satisfied the minimum requirements of the WorkSafe standard. Once this practicum is completed you will hold certification as a WorkSafeBC

Occupational First Aid Level 1 and Transportation Endorsement Instructor. This certification will be valid for a period of 3 years (subject to meeting WorkSafeBC’s annual requirements).

Course Requirements

• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• Hold a valid Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level 3 certificate
• Prior instructional experience (not necessarily first aid related)

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