Course Info
The WorkSafeBC Advanced First Aid course is a 70 hour program designed to provide life-saving first aid skills for remote worksites or employers with large workforces more than 20 minutes from medical aid. Initial certification requires full participation and course attendance. Successful candidates must achieve 70% or higher on both practical and written exams. Exams are conducted on the last day of class. Certification is valid for three years.
***Please ensure to pick up your books in advance to start pre reading*** Starting January 2024, unless you purchase books, you will receive a training guide and training manual in pdf format only.
What you will learn:
Priority Action Approach
Primary Survey – Conscious / Unconscious patient
Secondary Survey – Conscious / Unconscious patient
Critical Interventions
Cervical spine control
Airway and Breathing interventions
Head/Brain/Spinal/Abdominal Injuries
Hemorrhage control
One person CPR
Minor injuries
Upper Limb fractures and dislocations
Muscular / Skeletal Injuries
Oxygen Therapy
Poisons
Records and reports