Course Descriptions

CPR/AED Training Courses

Basic Life Saver (BLS) Provider Courses

 

Heartsaver CPR / AED Provider

The Heartsaver AED course teaches the lifesaving skills of 1-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and relief of choking in adults (with an option to include child and infants) along with barrier device/pocket mask use, and automated external defibrillator (AED) training. Participants learn to recognize and treat emergencies such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, and choking. This course is open to the general public and first responders who want to respond to a cardiac emergency.

Mandated Student Materials:

  • HSF Heartsaver CPR and AED student manual

Heartsaver CPR / AED Provider (C)

The Heartsaver AED (C) course teaches the lifesaving skills of 1-rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and relief of choking in adults (with an option to include child and infants) along with barrier device/pocket mask use, and automated external defibrillator (AED) training. Participants learn to recognize and treat emergencies such as cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke, and choking. A written exam is mandatory. This course is open to the general public and first responders who require a credentialed course.

Mandated Student Materials:

  • HSFC Heartsaver CPR and AED student manual

BLS for Healthcare Provider (C)

The BLS for Healthcare Provider (C) course skills taught are 1- and 2-rescuer adult, child and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), choking, automated external defibrillator (AED) training and the use of bag valve mask (BVM). The course is designed for healthcare providers who need a credentialed course and is also open to first responders who have a duty to respond to a cardiac emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements.

Mandated Student Materials:

  • HSF BLS for Healthcare Provider student manual

BLS for Healthcare Provider (C) Renewal

The BLS Healthcare Provider (C) Renewal course is offered to those who wish to update their knowledge and skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). You must have successfully completed the Healthcare Provider (C) course within the past 12 months. The skills re-evaluated are 1- and 2-rescuer adult, child and infant CPR, choking, including the use of barrier device/pocket mask use, bag valve mask (BVM), and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).

Mandated Student Materials:

  • HSF BLS for Healthcare Provider student manual


First Aid Training Courses   (WSIB Approved)


Standard First Aid CPR and AED Level C 

Contains up-to-date content and science from the 2015 Guidelines for First Aid, CPR and ECC. In this course, you will learn the essential skills of patient care to protect and support the life of a suddenly ill or injured person until emergency medical services arrive. Instruction will cover first aid skills such as those that help in the control of bleeding, shock management, stabilizing fractures and dislocations.

 

Course Content:

  • AED
  • Emergency Scene Management
  • Shock, Fainting and Unconsciousness
  • Bleeding and Wounds
  • Asthma and Allergies
  • Head, Spinal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Seizures
  • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Emergencies
  • Burns
  • Adult/Child/Infant CPR and Choking
  • Secondary Survey
  • Bone, Joint and Muscle injury
  • Poisoning
  • Eye Injuries
  • Chest injuries
  • Environmental Illness & Injuries
  • Lifts and Carries
  • Multiple Casualty Management

Course Information:

Approx. Course Length: 16 hours

Certification Length:
First Aid: 3 years
CPR: 1 year



Standard First Aid BLS - Healthcare Provider (C)  

Encompasses the full content of the Standard First Aid course and the additional course content of the HSF Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider (C) program. The addition of the BLS for Healthcare Provider (C) class is designed to teach a variety of health-care professionals how to recognize a number of life-threatening emergencies, how to provide CPR, how to use an AED and how to relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.  Target Audience:  This course is for healthcare professionals who must know how to perform First Aid and CPR, in a range of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings

 

Course Content:

  • AED
  • Emergency Scene Management
  • Shock, Fainting and Unconsciousness
  • Bleeding and Wounds
  • Asthma and Allergies
  • Head, Spinal and Pelvic Injuries
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Seizures
  • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Emergencies
  • Burns
  • Adult/Child/Infant CPR and Choking
  • Secondary Survey
  • Bone, Joint and Muscle injury
  • Poisoning
  • Eye Injuries
  • Chest injuries
  • Environmental Illness & Injuries
  • Lifts and Carries
  • Multiple Casualty Management
  • Key changes in basic life support, reflecting the new science from the 2015 Guidelines for CPR and ECC
  • Critical concepts of high-quality CPR
  • The Chain of Survival™
  • One-rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
  • Two-rescuer CPR and AED for adult, child and infant
  • Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques
  • Bag-mask techniques for adult, child and infant
  • Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant
  • Relief of choking for adult, child and infant
  • CPR with an advanced airway

Course Information:

Approx. Course Length: 16 hours

Certification Length:
First Aid: 3 years
CPR: 1 year

Students must pass a written exam and skills test in order to qualify for a BLS for Healthcare Provider course completion card