First Aid- May 14

Description

The WorksafeBC Basic First Aid course is a 7 hours, excluding lunch and coffee breaks, designed to provide lifesaving first aid skills to workers in the industry.

n order to be successful, candidates must demonstrate practical skill competency and achieve 70% on a multiple choice exam. On successful completion of the course, participants receive a 3- year certification.
 

Course Content:

• Priority Action approach
• Roles and responsibilities of a first aid attendant
• Scene assessments
• Primary surveys
• Transport decisions
• Secondary surveys
• Repositioning a worker
• Wound Assessment and treatment
• The respiratory and circulatory system
• Airway obstruction management
• CPR and AED
• Respiratory and cardiac arrest management
• Shock
• Severe bleeding management
• Identification and management of medical conditions
• Burns