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EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONSULTANTS AND TRAINING
Real Training from Real Experience
Professional training, emergency planning and simulation -- serving Durham Region and beyond with experience and quality
Basic First Aid
Basic First Aid is a basic one-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home.
The course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.
If you have any comments or concerns about your course, please do not hesitate to contact us at doug@emcat or WSIB at first_aid@wsib.on.ca
We offer the First Aid Program in English only. To find a First Aid Program training provider that
offers the full program in French, please visit the WSIB First aid program website.
Nous offrons le programme de premiers soins en anglais seulement. Pour trouver un
fournisseur de formation du programme de premiers soins qui offre le programme complet en
français, veuillez visiter le site Web du programme de premiers soins de la WSIB
Course Design and Content
• Preparing to respond
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and Circulation emergencies
• First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Wound care
Includes any other content required by specific legislation
Duration
CPR A: 6.5 hours in-class OR 3.5 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning*
CPR C: 7.5 hours in-class OR 4.5 hours in-class + 4 hours online learning*
*Online learning time will vary depending on the learner.
Completion
• Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps
• Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course
Certification and Re-Certification
CERTIFICATION
3-year certification in Basic First Aid and CPR
Level A or C
RE-CERTIFICATION
There is no recertification for Basic First Aid
Student Materials
• First Aid & CPR book
• Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR (eBook)
• Basic First Aid certificate