Standard First Aid
This comprehensive 16-hour course teaches participants how to quickly recognize abnormal signs and symptoms and take the appropriate emergency measures. Participants acquire advanced first aid knowledge and skills to act as prehospital responders in emergency situations.
The course can be adapted to the needs of different groups.
- Assess a casualty’s clinical condition and determine the appropriate treatment:
- In priority emergencies: respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, cardiorespiratory arrest, etc.;
- In secondary emergencies: seizures, blood glucose problems, environmental emergencies, etc.
- Use an automated external defibrillator (AED);
- Administer epinephrine using an auto-injector;
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, child, and infant.
16 hours
3 years
General Concepts
Item 1 – General First Aid Principles
Item 2 – Legal Aspects of an Emergency Response
Item 4 – Transporting an Injured Casualty
Item 5 – Communication with Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Item 6 – Anatomy and Physiology
Item 7 – Prehospital Clinical Assessment
Item 8 – Primary Assessment
Item 9 – Secondary Assessment
Resuscitation
Item 10 – Chain of Survival™
Item 11 – Resuscitation Techniques – Adult, Child, and Infant
Item 12 – Airway Obstruction – Conscious Adult, Child, and Infant
Item 13 – Airway Obstruction – Unconscious Adult, Child, and Infant
Item 14 – Resuscitation Complications and Special Situations
Item 15 – AED Knowledge and Operation
Item 16 – Automated External Defibrillation and Two-Rescuer CPR
Medical Emergencies
Item 17 – Shock / Fainting
Item 18a – Seizures
Item 18b – Blood Glucose Problems
Item 19a – Cardiovascular Emergencies
Item 19b – Respiratory Emergencies
Item 19c – Poisoning
Item 19d – Abdominal Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Item 20a – Cold-Related Emergencies
Item 20b – Heat-Related Emergencies
Item 20c – Burns
Item 20d – Drowning
Trauma
Item 21 – Bleeding
Item 22 – Head / Spinal Injuries
Item 23a – Musculoskeletal Injuries
Item 23b – Soft Tissue Injuries
Item 23c – Chest Injuries
Item 23d – Facial Injuries
Other Items
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux: Epinephrine Administration for Severe Anaphylactic Allergic Reactions – Person with a Known Allergy – 1.5 hours. When this training is incorporated into a 16-hour Standard First Aid course, the course duration must be extended by 90 minutes to allow participants to complete all requirements of the anaphylaxis program and obtain the certification.
Designed for people working in recreational or sports environments, including coaches, officials, and sports team volunteers, this course teaches more advanced first aid techniques to enable participants to act as prehospital responders in emergency situations.
The Lifesaving Society is the only organization offering this comprehensive course, developed in collaboration with the Conseil de médecine du sport du Québec. This 16-hour course teaches participants to quickly recognize abnormal signs and symptoms that may occur during recreational or sports activities. Participants learn to take the appropriate emergency measures and determine, among other things, whether an athlete is fit to return to play.
- Assess a casualty’s clinical condition and determine the appropriate treatment in priority emergencies (respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, cardiorespiratory arrest, etc.) or secondary emergencies (seizures, blood glucose problems, environmental emergencies, etc.);
- Use an automated external defibrillator (AED);
- Administer epinephrine using an auto-injector;
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, child, and infant.
16 hours
3 years
General Concepts
Item 1 – General First Aid Principles
Item 2 – Legal Aspects of an Emergency Response
Item 4 – Transporting an Injured Casualty
Item 5 – Communication with Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Item 6 – Anatomy and Physiology
Item 7 – Prehospital Clinical Assessment
Item 8 – Primary Assessment
Item 9 – Secondary Assessment
Resuscitation
Item 10 – Chain of Survival™
Item 11 – Resuscitation Techniques – Adult, Child, and Infant
Item 12 – Airway Obstruction – Conscious Adults, Children, and Infants
Item 13 – Airway Obstruction – Unconscious Adults, Children, and Infants
Item 14 – Resuscitation Complications and Special Situations
Item 15 – AED Knowledge and Operation
Item 16 – Automated External Defibrillation and Two-Rescuer CPR
Medical Emergencies
Item 17 – Shock / Fainting
Item 18a – Seizures
Item 18b – Blood Glucose Problems
Item 19a – Cardiovascular Emergencies
Item 19b – Respiratory Emergencies
Item 19c – Poisoning
Item 19d – Abdominal Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Item 20 – Cold-Related Emergencies
Item 20 – Heat-Related Emergencies
Item 20 – Burns
Item 20 – Drowning
Trauma
Item 21 – Bleeding
Item 22 – Head / Spinal Injuries
Item 23 – Musculoskeletal Injuries – Upper Limbs
Item 23 – Soft Tissue Injuries
Item 23 – Chest Injuries
Item 23 – Facial Injuries
Sport-Specific First Aid
Item 24a – Emergency Response in Recreational and Sports Settings – Prevention
Item 24b – Emergency Response in Recreational and Sports Settings – Intervention
Other Items
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux: Epinephrine Administration for Severe Anaphylactic Allergic Reactions – Person with a Known Allergy – 1.5 hours. When this training is incorporated into a 16-hour Standard First Aid course, the course duration must be extended by 90 minutes to allow participants to complete all requirements of the anaphylaxis program and obtain the certification.