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This one day course serves as an introduction to First Aid concentrating primarily on CPR skills, controlling bleeding, treating shock and secondary assessment.
Length Of Course: 8 Hours
Certification:
- Apex Training Solutions Inc.
- Approved By Workplace Health And Safety
- Valid For 3 Years
Course Outline:
- Legal requirements for workplace first aiders Acts and Regulations in Alberta
- S T O P Sign of Life
- Basic structure and function of the airway / respiratory system
- Airway emergencies (choking)
- Special considerations
- Basic structure and function of the circulatory system
- Signs & symptoms and first aid for cardiovascular emergencies, angina / heart attack AND TIA / stroke
- Risk factors of cardiovascular disease
- CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation)
- Recovery position
- AED (Automated External Defibrillation)
- Severe external bleeding
- Amputations and care for amputated tissue
- Internal bleeding / Shock Unconsciousness / Fainting
- Principles of secondary assessment using SAMPLE, vital signs & head-to-toe exam
- Drowning, Hyperventilation, Asthma, Anaphylactic Reaction, Inhalation and Chest Injuries
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