What’s in it for you:

Occupational First Aid-Level 1 is a 7 hour program designed to provide lifesaving first aid skills to workers in industry

 

Prerequisites:

Candidates much be at least 16 years of age and be able to understand and perform the first aid skills required to complete the learning tasks. No previous first training is required.

 

Length:

7 hours of in class training; 1 day

 

Course Cost:

$85.00 (Call to inquire about group rates)

 

Course Materials Included:

Training Manual

 

What you will learn:

• Role and Responsibilities of the Occupational First Aid Attendant
• Priority Action Approach the responsive patient, unresponsive patient, and walking patient
• Scene Assessment
• Primary Survey
• Transport decision
• ABC Reassessments
• Position a patient supine and ¾ prone
• Wound assessment and treatment
• Completing the first aid record
• Providing follow up care
• Decisions for referral to medical aid
• Back strains, burns and eye injuries
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Respiratory and Circulatory system
• Management of airway obstruction
• Management of respiratory/cardiac arrest
• Identification and management of shock
• Position a patient from sitting to supine
• Management of bleeding emergencies
• Identification of:
  • Asthma
  • Anaphylactic shock
  • Chest pain
  • Stroke
  • Diabetes
  • Seizures
  • Fainting

 

Duration of Certificate:

3 Years

 

Links:

http://www2.worksafebc.com/Topics/FirstAid/Home.asp