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                                                                          Courses and Training

                                                                          St. John Ambulance provides specialized training focused on giving you the necessary skills and confidence to save a life at work, home and play. Choose from our wide variety of emergency and standard first aid courses, as well as CPR and AED training.  Proceeds go to support services for seniors, youth, and the community.

                                                                          More details about a core selection of our in-class first aid and CPR courses can be found in the table below.  St. John Ambulance also offers specialized industry safety courses as well as online training.

                                                                           

                                                                           
                                                                          Suitable For
                                                                          Topics Covered
                                                                          Prerequisites
                                                                          CPR-AED Level A
                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                          ·         Adult care providers
                                                                          ·         General public
                                                                          ·         High school teachers
                                                                          ·         Coaches (adult)
                                                                          ·         Roles & responsibilities
                                                                          ·         Unresponsive casualty management
                                                                          ·         Adult resuscitation (cardiovascular emergencies, one & two-rescuer adult CPR, AED, & first aid for choking)
                                                                          ·           14 years plus or accompanied by an adult
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform required skills
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          CPR-AED Level B
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Child/infant/adult care providers
                                                                          ·         Elementary school teachers
                                                                          ·         Coaches (youth)
                                                                          ·         CPR-A + AED topics
                                                                          ·         Child & infant resuscitation (CPR, AED, & choking)
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform required skills
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          CPR-AED Level C
                                                                          (renewal options available)
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Child/infant/adult care providers
                                                                          ·         Workplace first-aider
                                                                          ·         Ski patrollers
                                                                          ·         Police
                                                                          ·         Firefighters
                                                                          ·         First responders
                                                                          ·         Lifeguards
                                                                          ·         Coaches
                                                                          ·         CPR-B + AED topics
                                                                          ·         Written exam
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform required skills
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          CPR Health Care Provider
                                                                          (renewal options available)



                                                                          ·         Medical + nursing students
                                                                          ·         Physicians, dentists
                                                                          ·         Nurses, dental hygienists
                                                                          ·         Paramedics
                                                                          ·         Respiratory therapists
                                                                          ·         Other allied health personnel
                                                                          ·         Industrial emergency response teams
                                                                          ·         Volunteer/career firefighters
                                                                          ·         SJA volunteers
                                                                          ·         CPR-HCP guidelines
                                                                          ·         Use of bag-valve mask
                                                                          ·         Adult resuscitation (AR, one & two-rescuer CPR, AED, choking)
                                                                          ·         Child/infant resuscitation (AR, one & two rescuer CPR, AED, choking)
                                                                          ·         Roles & responsibilities
                                                                          ·         Unresponsive casualty management
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform required skills
                                                                          ·         Health care provider
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          Emergency First Aid Community Care
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Licensed adult residential care and child care workers
                                                                          ·         Federal government employees
                                                                          ·         Care providers of infants, children or adults
                                                                          ·         Coaches, spectators at any amateur sporting event
                                                                          ·         Expectant parents and grandparents
                                                                          ·         Roles & responsibilities
                                                                          ·         Casualty management-unresponsive
                                                                          ·         Casualty management-responsive (head & spinal)
                                                                          ·         Adult resuscitation (cardiovascular emergencies, CPR, & choking)
                                                                          ·         Severe bleeding
                                                                          ·         Medical conditions
                                                                          ·         Eye injuries
                                                                          ·         Poisons
                                                                          ·         Burns
                                                                          ·         Heat & cold injuries
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform the required skills
                                                                          ·         14 years plus or grade 6 reading level with parent
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          Standard First Aid CPR-C with AED Level C
                                                                          (renewal options available)
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Police
                                                                          ·         First responders
                                                                          ·         Lifeguards
                                                                          ·         Ski patrollers
                                                                          ·         Caring citizens
                                                                          ·         Families with children
                                                                          ·         Roles & responsibilities
                                                                          ·         Casualty management – responsive & unresponsive
                                                                          ·         Head and spinal injuries
                                                                          ·         Adult resuscitation (cardiovascular emergencies, one & two rescuer adult CPR, AED, and first and for choking)
                                                                          ·         Severe bleeding
                                                                          ·         Medical conditions
                                                                          ·         Secondary survey
                                                                          ·         Wound care
                                                                          ·         Burns
                                                                          ·         Injuries – eye, bone & joint, chest, heat & cold
                                                                          ·         Multiple casualty management
                                                                          ·         Poisons
                                                                          ·         Rescue carries
                                                                          ·         Emergency childbirth
                                                                          ·         Dental emergencies
                                                                          ·         Physically able to perform the required skills
                                                                          ·         Pre-reading recommended
                                                                          ·         14 years or older
                                                                          WorkSafeBC Level 1 Equivalent – Emergency First Aid for Industry
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as a Level 1 first aid attendant in BC
                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as an emergency first-aider in Alberta
                                                                          ·         Emergency scene management
                                                                          ·         Minor wound care
                                                                          ·         Airway obstruction
                                                                          ·         CPR & AED
                                                                          ·         Shock & severe bleeding
                                                                          ·         Medical emergencies
                                                                          ·         16 years plus
                                                                          WorkSafeBC Level 1 Equivalent – Standard First Aid for Industry
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as a Level 1 first aid attendant in BC
                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as an emergency first-aider in Alberta
                                                                          ·         Police
                                                                          ·         First responders
                                                                          ·         Lifeguards
                                                                          ·         Ski patrollers
                                                                          ·         Caring citizens
                                                                          ·         WorkSafeBC Level 1 Equivalent – Emergency First Aid for Industry topics
                                                                          ·         Two-rescuer CPR (adult)
                                                                          ·         Child + infant resuscitation
                                                                          ·         Casualty management - unresponsive
                                                                          ·         Dental emergencies
                                                                          ·         Burns
                                                                          ·         Eye injuries
                                                                          ·         Poisons
                                                                          ·         Bone + joint injuries
                                                                          ·         Secondary survey
                                                                          ·         Wound care
                                                                          ·         Rescue carries
                                                                          ·         16 years plus
                                                                          WorkSafeBC OFA Level 2
                                                                           




                                                                           
                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as a WorkSafeBC Level 2 first aid attendant in BC
                                                                          ·         Human anatomy
                                                                          ·         Initial evaluation of trauma patient
                                                                          ·         Airway management
                                                                          ·         Traumatic respiratory emergencies
                                                                          ·         Shock
                                                                          ·         Bleeding
                                                                          ·         Traumatic cardiac emergencies
                                                                          ·         Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
                                                                          ·         Head and brain injuries
                                                                          ·         Soft tissues injuries
                                                                          ·         First aid documentation
                                                                          ·         Upper limb bone & joint injuries
                                                                          ·         Candidate Statement of Fitness
                                                                          WorkSafeBC OFA Level 3
                                                                           
                                                                           



                                                                          ·         Anyone wishing to work as a WorkSafeBC Level 3 first aid attendant in BC
                                                                          ·         WorkSafeBC Level 2 topics
                                                                          ·         Spinal injuries
                                                                          ·         Patient Immobilization & transport
                                                                          ·         Lower limb immobilization
                                                                          ·         Candidate Statement of Fitness

                                                                           

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