Course duration: 8 training hours. (full day training)
Course structure: In the Instructor-led format, students participate in video-based lessons and learning stations. Students work with our AHA Instructor to complete the First Aid, CPR and AED skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam in class.
Pedagogic tools: participant manual, video.
Certification: Participants will be given an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course completion card after successful completion of training, and valid for 2 years.

1- First Aid basics. Learn the duties, roles and responsibilities of First Aid Rescuers.
Assess the scene
Phone for help
Take universal precautions
Find the problem
Protect the person’s privacy
Sample First Aid Kit

2-Medical emergencies
Cardiac arrest: CPR and AED use for Adults
Heart Attack
Choking in an adult
Breathing Problems and asthma
Allergic reactions
Fainting
Diabetes and low blood sugar
Stroke
Seizure

3-Injury Emergencies
External bleeding
Wounds
Internal bleeding
Head Neck and spinal injuries
Broken bones and sprains
Burns and electrical injuries

4-Environmental emergencies
Bites and Stings
Heat related emergencies
Cold related emergencies
Poison emergencies

Course syllabus

Course introduction – 10 mn
First Aid basics (theory + practice) – 50 mn
Medical emergencies (theory + practice) – 3h00
Injury emergencies (theory + practice) – 2h30
Environmental emergencies (theory + practice) – 1h30

Total = 8 hours