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SFA Recertification (SFA-R) |
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Standard First Aid is the most commonly required training course in the workplace. In addition to CPR, this course offers valuable information and skills to the first aider so that he/she will be effective until EMS arrives. Individuals who have kept their certification current may be eligible to enrol into a 1-day Standard First Aid Recertification Course
Length Of Course: 9 Hours
Pre-requisite:
Certification:
- Standard First Aid w/ Level A+AED CPR
- 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
- Head, spine and pelvic injuries (including rollovers, immobilization)
- Closed and open wounds
- Bleeding from scalp and ears
- Eye, mouth and nose injuries
- Thermal injuries (burns)
- Chemical and electrical injuries
- Poisons, bites and stings
- Bone and joint injuries of upper and lower extremities
- First aid kits – contents incl. barrier devices
- Cold emergencies (hypothermia, frost nip and frostbite)
- Heat emergencies
- Diabetic emergencies
- Seizures (convulsions)
- Emergency childbirth
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