Designed to meet industry, business and government requirements, Standard level first aid is a modular course for those who require comprehensive first aid training.
The Standard level first aid course is built on the same required topics as the Emergency level course. The course includes required topics and elective lessons as well as a written exam.
The elective lessons may be customized on private courses based on your needs. For example, companies may ask for specific lessons based in industry specific risk. Electives in a course, intended for the general public, are based on local or provincial safety regulations.
Topics that make up the Standard and Emergency level courses are outline below.
Both the Standard first aid and Emergency first aid courses include required topics.
- Roles and Responsibilities of the First Aider
- Casualty Management – Unresponsive Casualty
- Casualty Management – Responsive Casualty
- Adult Resuscitation (includes CPR and AED)
- Severe Bleeding
- Medical Conditions
In addition to the required topics, elective lessons are added to the program to complete the six (6) hours of student training on the Emergency level course and thirteen (12) hours on the Standard level course.* Elective topics include:
- Child Resuscitation
- Infant Resuscitation
- Secondary Survey
- Wound Care
- Burns
- Eye Injuries
- Bone and Joint Injuries
- Chest Injuries
- Multiple Casualty Management
- Poisoning
- Heat and Cold Injuries
- Rescue Carries
- Emergency Childbirth and Miscarriage
- Artificial Respiration
- Two-Rescuer CPR - Adult
* The length of St. John Ambulance courses may vary depending on modules selected and provincial or territorial regulations.
For registration information please contact your local St. John Ambulance office.