Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid is a 16 hour course that focuses on identifying and correcting life and limb threatening injuries, as well as providing care to patients suffering from a variety of illness and injuries commonly encountered in first aid settings.
The course is delivered through a mix of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and skill / scenario practice, using a simple to complex approach that develops strong first aid skills.
Who is this course appropriate for?
The Standard First Aid course:
- is recognized by WorkSafe BC as an equivalent to Intermediate First Aid (formally called Occupational First Aid Level Two), satisfying WorkSafe BC First Aid Regulations on many BC job sites. Completing this certification is an excellent way to enhance your vocational training.
- meets the minimum first aid requirements for qualified Search and Rescue personnel in British Columbia, as mandated by the BC government and the Provincial Emergency Program.
- Is a pre-requisite to enter many vocational career training program, including nursing, policing, corrections, etc.
How is the course delivered?
The Standard First Aid course can be taught over 16 hours in the classroom, or via a blended learning model where students completed half of the course online, and then half of the course in the classroom.
Group and private courses can be scheduled flexibly to meet the needs of the client.
What will I learn about?
- The Red Cross
- Preparing to respond (the role of the first aider, legalities of providing first aid, prevention of disease transmission, first aid kits)
- First aid requirements in the BC workplace
- The EMS system
- Patient assessment (check, call, care and the secondary survey)
- Managing airway emergencies (choking in babies, children, adults)
- Managing breathing emergencies (asthma, anaphylaxis, hyperventilation, opioid overdose, assisting with medications)
- Managing circulation emergencies (heart attack, stroke, deadly bleeding, shock)
- Cardiac arrest management – CPR & AED (baby, child, adult)
- Performing wound care
- Managing head and spinal injuries
- Fracture management (including splinting)
- Caring for patients who are suffering from sudden medical emergencies (diabetes, seizures, etc)
- Heat & cold emergencies
- Poisons
CPR-C is included in this course, providing certification in CPR & AED skills for babies, children, and adults.
What do I need to do to pass?
Successful completion of the Standard First Aid course is based on:
- 100% attendance
- An ongoing practical skills evaluation throughout the course
- A 75% or higher mark on a written knowledge examination
How long is the certificate good for?
Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid certification is valid for 3 years.
How much does the course cost?
The Standard First Aid course costs $160 per participant, which includes a full colour manual (digital).
A minimum billing of 10 participants will apply to private group courses, and the Red Cross allows a maximum of 18 participants in each class.
Priority Care is not running individual enrolment public Standard First Aid courses at this time.
Our Standard First Aid courses are offered on a group course basis, and are available throughout the Greater Vancouver area (Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Langley, Cloverdale, Surrey, White Rock, Delta, Richmond, North Vancouver, West Vancouver) and the Fraser Valley (Mission, Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Chilliwack).
Booking a group course:
If you would like to book an Standard First Aid group course for your organization please CONTACT US.