CPR/AED

article-image-emergency-first-aid-and-cprDuration: Level A: 4 hours, Level C: 5 hours, Level HCP: 6 hours

Courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provide the skills needed to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking for adults, children, and babies depending on the level of CPR chosen. All include training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Courses offer training suitable for workplace or general interest. Includes the latest CPR guidelines.

Instructor: Red Cross First Aid/CPR Instructor or Instructor Trainer

Completion Requirements: 100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written exam

Certification: 3-year certification in CPR Level A, C, or HCP, and AED

Recertification: Level A: not available; Level C and HCP: 4 hours

Course Content:

Level A

  • The First Aider’s Role
  • Check, Call, Care
  • H.A.IN.E.S. Recovery Position
  • Choking—Adult
  • Assisting with Medications
  • Angina and Heart Attack
  • Stroke
  • CPR—Adult
  • Deadly Bleeding

Level C

  • Level A content
  • Choking—child and baby
  • CPR—child and baby

Level HCP

  • Level C content
  • Jaw thrust
  • Pulse check
  • Rescue breathing—adult, child, and baby
  • BVM—adult, child, and baby
  • Two-rescuer CPR—adult, child, baby

Includes any other content required by specific legislation

Take-Home Materials:

  • Red Cross CPR/AED Manual
  • Certification card and optional wall certificate (or as required by legislation)

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  • "Thorough, good feedback and clear instruction"

    • Suzanne Hirvonen
  • "I really enjoyed this course, as I have taken many first aid training courses across Canada, this has been one of the best.  I felt very informed and enjoyed their in-depth training.  They have paired their hands on field experience with the course material perfectly.  I haven’t left a first aid course more prepared as I am now. Thank you."
    • Kris Ritter
  • "First hand experience and knowledge given is extremely helpful.  Best First Aid course I have taken."
    • Nicole Mackay (MacKay Whale Watching LTD)
  • "Chris and Carla were very experienced and professional instructors who made this very important course engaging and interesting."
    • Twyla Roscovich (Ocean Films)
  • "They obviously care deeply about 1st response and bring lots of real world grit and passion to their teaching."
    • Paul H Ross
  • "Easy to understand and logical."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "I found this course to be “user friendly” and applicable to my needs."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "This course was very pertinent to my job description.  Common sense and applicable to real life situations."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "The instructor, Chris, was very knowledgeable and was able to give lots of real-life examples of situations he had been in."
    • Teach at North Island Secondary
  • "If ever my family or I have an emergency situation, I would hope that Chris was our paramedic. What a knowledgeable attendant and instructor. Bravo."
    • Teacher at North Island Secondary
  • "Chris was a fantastic instructor.  He made learning first aid and CPR fun, exciting and entertaining."
    • Selena Coutts