First Responder Training Course

Comprehensive first aid and CPR skills for professional first responders or those training to become first responders. This course is geared to fire service rescue team workplace response team sports-medicine professionals lifeguards and ski patrol. Course teaches the patient assessment model cardiopulmonary resuscitation hemorrhage control and care for a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Participants will be engaged in dynamic training techniques including video media presentations skills demonstrations practice sessions discussions and scenarios based on real-life situations.

Course content includes:

• 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.