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Emergency First Response Programs
Primary Care
(CPR)
Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR)
teaches you how to deal with emergencies that are immediately life threatening..
You will focus on primary care through a combination of knowledge development,
skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure you have the
knowledge, understanding and confidence to use your skills. Here are the Primary
Care (CPR) skills:
- Scene Assessment
- Barrier Use
- Primary Assessment
- Rescue Breathing
- Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR)
- Serious bleeding
management
- Shock management
- Spinal injury
management
You may also participate
in an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training component, learn how to
help a conscious choking adult and have an emergency oxygen use orientation.
Secondary Care (first aid)
Secondary Care (first aid) covers
injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening or when local
EMS is unavailable or delayed. You focus on secondary assessment and first aid
through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario
practice. The Secondary Care (first aid) skills are:
- Injury Assessment
- Illness Assessment
- Bandaging
- Splinting for
Dislocations and Fractures
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