Basic First Aid
Course Summary
Be Prepared. Act Fast. Save Lives.
Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. The ability to respond swiftly and effectively can make all the difference. This basic first aid course provides essential hands-on training to help you assess situations, take immediate action, and provide life-saving care until professional help arrives.
Accidents and medical emergencies can affect people of all ages. This training ensures you are equipped to assist infants, children, and adults with confidence. Based on the latest csa z1210-17 standards, this course meets national safety regulations and prepares you with the most current and effective first aid techniques to handle emergencies.
What This Course Covers
• Fundamental First Aid Techniques – Understanding the basics of emergency care
Learn essential first aid skills, including assessing a situation, checking responsiveness, and providing initial care. This foundation helps you respond quickly and effectively in various emergencies.
• Choking Response – Clearing blocked airways safely
Recognize the signs of choking and learn techniques such as back blows and abdominal thrusts to help clear a person’s airway. Understand how to modify these techniques for infants, children, and adults.
• Bleeding Control – Managing cuts, wounds, and injuries
Gain knowledge on stopping bleeding using direct pressure, elevation, and bandaging. Learn how to handle different types of wounds, from minor cuts to more serious lacerations.
• Burn Treatment – Providing immediate care for burns
Understand how to assess the severity of burns and provide proper first aid, including cooling the affected area, covering burns, and preventing infection to promote healing.
• Fracture and Sprain Management – Stabilizing injuries to prevent further harm
Learn how to identify broken bones, sprains, and strains, and how to apply splints or immobilization techniques to minimize movement and pain before professional medical help arrives.
Learn essential first aid skills, including assessing a situation, checking responsiveness, and providing initial care. This foundation helps you respond quickly and effectively in various emergencies.
• Choking Response – Clearing blocked airways safely
Recognize the signs of choking and learn techniques such as back blows and abdominal thrusts to help clear a person’s airway. Understand how to modify these techniques for infants, children, and adults.
• Bleeding Control – Managing cuts, wounds, and injuries
Gain knowledge on stopping bleeding using direct pressure, elevation, and bandaging. Learn how to handle different types of wounds, from minor cuts to more serious lacerations.
• Burn Treatment – Providing immediate care for burns
Understand how to assess the severity of burns and provide proper first aid, including cooling the affected area, covering burns, and preventing infection to promote healing.
• Fracture and Sprain Management – Stabilizing injuries to prevent further harm
Learn how to identify broken bones, sprains, and strains, and how to apply splints or immobilization techniques to minimize movement and pain before professional medical help arrives.