Heart and Stroke Courses
Basic Life Support ( BLS Provider) and First Aid Training
BLS Provider
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BLS Provider is an instructor-led and fundamental course for all healthcare professionals.
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You will learn single and multi-rescuer basic life support skills with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.
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BLS is a pre-requisite for advanced resuscitation courses and many healthcare-related training programs.
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Certification in BLS Provider (Heart + Stroke) is often required for employment in the healthcare field.
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Course Duration - 3.5 hours
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Certification
BLS Provider (Valid for 1 year)
BLS Blended Provider
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BLS Blended Provider is the fundamental course for all healthcare and emergency medical providers, delivered in a flexible format.
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The course covers the same curriculum and teaches the same skills as the traditional instructor-led course but is delivered online through self-paced learning modules. Then followed by an in-classroom training to offer a comprehensive experience. ​​​
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Course Duration:
Online - 1 to 2 hours
In Class - 2 hours
Total - 3 to 4 hours
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Certification
BLS Provider (Valid for 1 year)
BLS Provider Renewal
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BLS Provider Renewal course is a fast-paced course designed for experienced healthcare providers.
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This course assumes comprehensive awareness, knowledge and skill proficiency in Heart & Stroke BLS concepts.
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Best suited to healthcare providers who use BLS skills regularly
Prerequisites:
Current Heart & Stroke BLS Provider certification
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BLS Renewal Prerequisite Challenge Certificate
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Course Duration - 2hr 50min
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Certification
BLS Provider (Valid for 1 year)
Heartsaver CPR AED
Level C
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Heartsaver is the essential CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) course.
This course is for:
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Course completion card for workplace, volunteer or other requirements.​
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People ready, willing and able to help in case of a cardiac arrest or choking.​
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Caregivers, parents and families with children or infants, who want to be prepared.
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Content:
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How high-quality CPR improves survival
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Concepts of the Chain of Survival
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Recognizing need for CPR
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Adult CPR and AED use
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Adult choking relief
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Child CPR, AED and choking
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Infant CPR and choking
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Course Duration - 4.35 hours
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Course Completion Card:
Heartsaver CPR/AED Level C
(Valid for 1 year)
Standard First Aid
Level C
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Standard First Aid is a comprehensive 2-day program.
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Designed to teach you essential skills to effectively respond to medical emergencies.
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This course meets provincial workplace regulatory requirements
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Covers CPR
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Responding to breathing, airway and circulation emergencies
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Control of bleeding
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Shock
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Stabilizing fractures and dislocations
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Had and spine injuries, and more.
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Course Duration - 16 hours
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Course Completion Card:
Standard First Aid + CPR Level C (Valid for 3 years)
Standard First Aid + BLS
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Comprehensive 18-hour course combines Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider courses.
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Instructor-led course meets provincial workplace regulatory requirements.
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Intended for healthcare and emergency care professionals and providers across varying disciplines.
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​Successful students earn: ​
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3-year Standard First Aid certification
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1-year BLS Provider card.
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Course Duration - 18 hours
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Course Completion Cards:
1. Standard First Aid +
CPR-C (Valid 3 years)
2. BLS Provider (Valid 1 year)
Recertification
Standard First Aid
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Standard First Aid Recertification is 1-day course intended for people whose current Standard First Aid CPR AED Level C card is nearing expiry.
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Reviews proven methods for providing standard first aid to injured or ill persons.
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Prerequisite - Current (not expired) Standard First Aid certification
Course Duration - 8 hours
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Course Completion Card:
Standard First Aid + CPR-C
(Valid for 3 years)