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CarePlus CPR and AED
(Level A, B, C) - 3:15 to 4:20 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults, infants, and children; AED; first aid for bleeding; and emergency care prevention skills such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, and choking management to the Lay Rescuer guideline. The program is intended to be flexible in content and offers Level A (Adults), or Level B (Infant/Child), or Level C (Adults/Infant/Child) CPR and AED.

Who Would Benefit:
The general public, Canadian business, industry and government agencies with employees that have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency based on job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada CPR, Defibrillation, and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Lay Rescuer Guidelines.

CPR Pro - BLS for Healthcare Providers
(Level C) - 5 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults, infants, and children; AED; first aid for bleeding; and emergency care prevention skills such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, and choking management to the Lay Rescuer guideline. The program is intended to be flexible in content and offers Level A (Adults), or Level B (Infant/Child), or Level C (Adults/Infant/Child) CPR and AED.

Who Would Benefit:
Healthcare providers, emergency medical services personnel, dentists, nurses, respiratory therapists, firefighters, lifeguards, correctional and police officers, industrial response team, and first responders that have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency based on job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada CPR, Defibrillation, and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Healthcare Provider Guidelines.

Emergency First Aid & CPR
(Level A) - 6:30 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults; AED, first aid for bleeding; sudden illness and injury emergency care skills for the occupational first aid provider.

Who Would Benefit:
The general public, Canadian business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Emergency First Aid trained.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Federal Human Resources and Social Development of Canada (HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) Regulation.

Pediatric Emergency First Aid & CPR
(Level C) - 6:30 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR, and AED for Children, Infants, and Adults training program provides training in CPR, AED, and basic first aid emergency skills.

Who Would Benefit:
The general public, individuals who desire or are required to be certified in Pediatric Emergency First Aid, CPR, and AED for children, infants, and adults.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations.

Level 1 Emergency First Aid
7 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults; first aid for bleeding; sudden illness and injury emergency care skills for the occupational first aid provider.

Who Would Benefit:
B.C. provincial business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Level 1 (Emergency) First Aid trained.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety regulations (OH&S) administered through WorkSafe BC.

Transportation Endorsement
7 Training Hours

Course Content:
Supplemental emergency care skills for the occupational level 1 first aid provider in the use of equipment needed for packaging patients due to a major mechanism of injury requiring spinal immobilization.

Who Would Benefit:
B.C. provincial business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement for a Transportation Endorsement in conjunction with Level 1 first aid training.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations administered through WorkSafe BC.

Note: This is not a stand-alone program. It is intended to be provided in conjunction with Level 1 First Aid training for British Columbia Provincial workplaces.

 

Standard First Aid
13 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies, AED; first aid for bleeding; sudden illness and injury emergency care skills for the occupational first aid provider. The program is intended to be flexible in content and offers adult only CPR or may be combined with infant and child CPR and AED skills to create the standard first aid CPR-A or CPR-C option. The intended audience are persons that are occupational required to have first aid knowledge and skills.

Who Would Benefit:
The general public, Canadian business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Standard First Aid trained.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Federal Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) regulation.

Advanced First Aid
76 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults; advanced first aid; use of oxygen delivery equipment; AED; packaging and spinal immobilization; primary and secondary assessment skills; record keeping; oral reporting and patient transfer skills for the occupational healthcare provider.

Who Would Benefit:
Canadian business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Advanced First Aid trained.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Federal Human Resources and Social Development Canada(HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) regulation.

Level 3 Advanced First Aid
40 Training Hours

Course Content:
CPR and breathing emergencies in adults; advanced first aid; use of oxygen delivery equipment; AED; primary and secondary assessment skills; first aid for bleeding; sudden illness and injury; rapid transport protocols; medical aid protocols; return to work protocols; packaging and spinal immobilization; record keeping; oral reporting and patient transfer skills for the occupational healthcare provider.

Who Would Benefit:
B.C. provincial business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Level 3 Advanced First Aid trained; Canadian business, industry and government agencies with employees that have an occupational requirement to be Advanced First Aid trained.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets British Columbia Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations administered through WorkSafe BC; provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) regulation.

Emergency Medical Responder
165 Training Hours

Course Content:
Skills intensive practice and scenario situations to develop proficiency with the equipment and patient assessment skills that are part of the national occupational competency profile (NOCP) for an EMR as published by the Paramedic Association of Canada.

Who Would Benefit:
The Emergency Medical Responder curriculum is training in pre-hospital emergency care, beyond the Advanced level, to meet the needs for occupational emergency response companies, urban EMS personnel, rural EMS ambulance services personnel, fire and police first responders that have a duty to respond to emergency situations because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets requirements to allow candidates to sit provincial licensing examinations in British Columbia at the Emergency Medical Attendants Licensing Board (EMALB).

NOTE: To become registered as an EMR, provincial licensing boards require successful applicants of an approved program to complete a provincial written and practical examination.

Emergency Oxygen
2:30 Training Hours

Course Content:
Offers the benefits and indications for emergency oxygen; emergency oxygen delivery systems; emergency oxygen equipment assembly and disassembly; emergency oxygen use for a breathing and non-breathing patient; and special considerations for oxygen use.

Who Would Benefit:
Healthcare providers, emergency medical services personnel, dentists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and first responders that have a duty to respond to emergency situations because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Federal Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) regulation.

Bloodborne Pathogens
2:30 Training Hours

Course Content:
Specific bloodborne pathogens (HBV / HCV / HIV); disease transmission; employer’s control plan; recognizing exposure; controlling occupational risk; personal protective equipment; immunization; housekeeping; communicating hazards in the workplace.

Who Would Benefit:
Healthcare providers, emergency medical services personnel, dentists, nurses, respiratory therapists, fire, police, and first responders that have a duty to respond to emergencies because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Regulations and Guidelines:
Meets provincial, and territorial Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) regulations; Federal Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Canadian Labour Code; Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) regulation.