General First Aid

This course combines both elements of the Primary Care (CPR) Course and the Secondary Care (First Aid) Course:

Primary Care (CPR) teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have the confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise.

Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course:

• Barrier Use
• Scene Assessment
• Primary Assessment
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Conscious and Unconscious Obstructed Airway Management
• Serious Bleeding Management
• Shock Management
• Spinal Injury Management
• Recommended Skills:
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training
  • Emergency Oxygen Use Orientation.

Secondary Care (first aid) covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. Participants focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice.

Secondary Skills taught in this course:

• Injury Assessment
• Illness Assessment
• Bandaging
• Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures