Services
We offer corporate and big group rates.
We offer all our courses as blended. Online for Theory & In-person for Practical.
On-site training or come to our training centre provided by Start Safe Training and Consulting.
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Standard First Aid CPR & AED A or C
Course Content
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The Red Cross
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Preparing to respond
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The EMS system
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Check, Call, Care
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Airway emergencies
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Breathing and Circulation emergencies
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First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
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Wound care
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Head and spine injuries
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Bone, muscle and joint injuries
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Sudden Medical Emergencies
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Environmental Emergencies
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Poisons (includes opioid poisoning)
Emergency First Aid CPR & AED A or C
Course Content
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The Red Cross
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Preparing to respond
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The EMS system
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Check, Call, Care
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Airway emergencies
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Breathing and Circulation emergencies
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First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
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Wound care
CPR Only A or C
Course Content
Level A
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The Red Cross
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Responding to Emergencies
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Check, Call, Care
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Recovery position
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Choking – adult
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Assisting with medications
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Angina and heart attack
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Stroke
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CPR and AED– adult
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Deadly bleeding
Level C
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Level A content
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Choking — child and baby
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CPR — child and baby
Basic Life Support - BLS
Duration
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Stand-alone course – 4 hours
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With Airway Management – 5 hours
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With Oxygen Therapy – 5 hours
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With Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy – 6 hours
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Audience
In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in a fire service, rescue team, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.
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Prerequisites
None
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Completion
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Successfully demonstrate all course skill competencies
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Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
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Attend and participate in 100% of the course
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Certification
1-year certification in Basic Life Support (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
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Recertification
2 hours
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Course Content
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Glove removal
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Primary Assessment
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
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Airway Obstruction
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Assisted Ventilation
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Basic Life Support special considerations
Stay Safe Program
Duration: 5 to 6 hours. Flexible scheduling options. Also available in virtual, instructor-led delivery format
Real-world scenarios often call on children to respond to challenges. The Stay Safe! program teaches applicable and age-appropriate skills, while increasing and reinforcing a youth’s capacity to improve his or her own safety. Whether in their community or on their own, this group will be given better tools to Stay Safe! in a variety of different situations.
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Prerequisite
Age 9-13*
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Course Content
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Importance of responsibility and respect while being accountable for yourself
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Importance of setting and following rules around safety when staying on your own
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How to stay safe at home and within the community
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How to prepare, recognize and respond to unexpected situations, (i.e. inclement weather, strangers, unanticipated visits)
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First Aid Content:
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Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/alone), feeling unwell, asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)
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Opioid & Poison Awareness
This course is designed for:
Anyone 16 years of age and older who wants to learn first aid skills and knowledge to prevent, recognize and respond to an opioid poisoning emergency.
This free course has no prerequisites, and it is an online self-directed course, meaning you learn at your own pace by working through the training materials independently online. Duration: approximately 60 minutes, depending on the individual.
Babysitter Course
Duration: 7 to 8 hours. Flexible scheduling options. Also available in virtual, instructor-led delivery format
The Babysitting course, refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviours to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency.
Prerequisite
Ages 11 to 15*
Course Content
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First Aid Content:
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Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), glove removal, recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone), CPR (baby/child), illness, asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns), head, neck and back injuries, broken bones, seizures
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