Prerequisites:

Candidates must be able to understand and perform the first aid skills required to complete the learning tasks. No previous first aid training is required.

Certification:

To qualify for certification the candidate must participate in a minimum of 7 hours of training and successfully complete the course objectives as taught and evaluated by a person authorized by the Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. (WorkSafeBC).

Certification is valid for 3 years from the date of completion of the basic training course. To renew a basic certificate a candidate must successfully retake the basic course.

You will learn:

• How to conduct the priority action approach
• The roles and responsibilities of a first aid attendant
• How to make appropriate medical referral decisions
• Identify and manage airway emergencies
• Identify and manage breathing emergencies
• Identify and manage circulatory emergencies
• Perform CPR and use an AED
• Identify and manage bleeding emergencies
• Identify and manage common medical emergencies
• Manage responsive and unresponsive patients
• How to conduct a secondary survey
• Identify and manage a patient in shock
• Identify and manage minor injuries
• Identify and manage burn injuries

Course length:

The duration of the Basic First Aid level course is 8 hours. Peak Occupational Safety Training offers an ideal learning environment with well-appointed facilities and clean and comfortable floors for the hands-on portions of the course. The facility is conveniently located near BCIT.

Cost:

$105 + GST