COURSE DETAILS
Duration:1-2 hours stand-alone course; 1 hour when combined with Basic Life Support
Cost:$69 (Base cost) / $79 (including BLS) / $89 (including BLS + O2 Therapy) + HST
Designed to build participant confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills and provide the important steps to perform a rapid assessment, perform Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, and perform rapid defibrillation. Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy can also be added as additional certifications to this course.
Audience:
In-facility and health care providers (nursing, care aides, dental industry, medical offices etc.), pre-hospital care groups (fire departments, rescue teams, sports therapists, lifeguards, SCUBA divers, ski patrol, etc.)
Prerequisites:
None
Completion Requirements:
100% attendance, skills demonstration, and 75% min. passing grade on written quiz
Certification:
3-year certification in Airway Management (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
Recertification:
No recertification available for this course.
Course Content:
- Opening the mouth
- Cross finger technique
- Tongue-jaw lift
- Airway adjuncts – insertion and removal
- Oropharyngeal (OPA) airways
- Nasopharyngeal (NPA) airways
- Supraglottic airways (Awareness only)
- Suction
Participant Materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide
WSIB-approved