COURSE DETAILS
Duration:Stand-alone course – 1-2 hours; Combined with BLS – 1 hour
Cost:$69 (Base cost) / $79 (including BLS) / $89 (including BLS + Airway Management) + HST
Designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to correctly identify when it is necessary to administer supplemental oxygen. Participants will learn how to properly and safely handle and assemble the equipment and how to correctly deliver supplemental oxygen through the appropriate delivery device. Course can also be combined with Basic Life Support.
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 Oxygen Therapy (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
Recertification:
No recertification available for this course.
Course Content:
- Pulse oximetry
- Supplemental oxygen
- Oxygen cylinders
- Oxygen regulators
- Oxygen delivery devices
- Administering oxygen
Participant Materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide
WSIB-approved