Standard First Aid – IRS

You work in a sport or recreational environment as a coach, or a referee or volunteer in a sports team? Knowing advanced first aid techniques can prove to be a major asset in case you need to assume an emergency medical service role during an emergency. 

 

The Lifesaving Society is the only organization that offers this comprehensive course, which has been developed in collaboration with the Conseil de médecine du sport du Québec. With this 16-hour training, you will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms that can occur during recreative or sport-related activities, such as signs of a concussion. This way, you will be able to administer the necessary emergency care and be able to determine whether an athlete can keep playing.  

 

In 16 hours, you will deepen your knowledge of various topics, such as the clinical evaluation of a victim and the treatments to administer in case of a priority emergency (respiratory emergency, cardiovascular emergency, cardiopulmonary arrest, etc.) and a secondary emergency (convulsions, problems related to glycemia, environmental problems, etc.). Moreover, you will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), how to administer epinephrin using an autoinjector and how to proceed to a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, child or infant. 

 

This course can be adapted according to the type of sports or recreational environment in which the participants work. 

 

MINIMUM TIME REQUIRED 

16 hours 

 

AWARD VALIDITY 

3 years 

 

COURSE CONTENT 

GENERAL ITEMS   

Item 1 - First aid basic principles 

Item 2 - Anatomy and physiology 

Item 3 - Legal aspects of intervention  

Item 4 - Transport of injured victim 

Item 6 - Communication with the emergency response services 

Item 7 - Prehospital 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 - Rescue breathing complications or specific situations 

Item 15 - AED functions and knowhow  

Item 16 - AED protocol for one and two rescuers 

 

MEDICAL PROBLEMS   

Item 17 - Shock / fainting 

Item 18 - Convulsions and diabetic problems 

Item 19a - Cardiovascular emergencies 

Item 19b - Respiratory emergencies 

Item 19c - Intoxication / poisoning 

Item 19d - Abdominal pains 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS  

Item 20a - Problems due to the cold 

Item 20b - Problems due to the heat 

Item 20c - Burns 

Item 20d - Electrocution 

 

TRAUMAS   

Item 21 - Bleeding 

Item 22 - Head and spinal injuries  

Item 23a - Musculo-skeletal injuries – Upper limbs 

Item 23b - Musculo-skeletal injuries – Lower limbs 

Item 23c - Soft tissue injuries 

Item 23d - Thoracic wounds 

Item 23e - Facial wounds 

 

SPECIFIC SPORT AND RECREATION ITEMS   

Item 24a - Sport & Recreation - Prevention 

Item 24b - Sport & Recreation – Intervention 

 

OTHER ITEMS   

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux: Administrating epinephrine for acute anaphylactic type allergic reactions: People known to be allergic – 1.5 hour.