Standard First Aid – IRS
You work in a sport or recreational environment as coach, referee or as a volunteer in a sports team? Knowing advanced first aid techniques can prove to be a major asset in case you need to assume a prehospital medical care provider role during an emergency situation.
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. In 16 hours, you will deepen your knowledge of various topics, such as clinical evaluation of a victim and the treatments to apply in case of priority emergency (respiratory emergency, cardiovascular emergency, cardiopulmonary arrest, etc.) and secondary emergency (convulsions, problems related to glycemia, environmental problems, etc.). Moreover, you will learn to use an automated external defibrilator (AED), to administer epinephrin using an autoinjector and to proceed to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an adult, child or infant. Numerous others topics are developed, such as how to treat wounds, various injuries, burns and allergic reactions, and how to care for a victim in shock.
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 4 - Transport of injured victim
Item 5 - Communicating with the EMS
Item 6 - Anatomy and physiology
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 - Drowning
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.