Canadian Red Cross Courses
CPR/AED
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
- The Red Cross
- Responding to Emergencies
- Check, Call, Care
- Recovery position
- Choking – adult, child & baby
- Assisting with medications
- Angina and heart attack
- CPR and AED– adult, child & baby
- Deadly bleeding
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
- The Red Cross
- Preparing to respond
- The EMS system
- Check, Call, Care
- Airway emergencies
- Breathing and Circulation emergencies
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Wound care
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level 2
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level 1
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level 2
- The Red Cross
- Preparing to respond
- The EMS system
- Check, Call, Care
- Airway emergencies
- Breathing and circulation emergencies
- First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Wound care
- Head, neck and spine injuries
- Bone, muscle and joint injuries
- Sudden Medical Emergencies
- Environmental illnesses
- Poisons (includes opioid poisoning)
Basic Life Support
Basic Life Support
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level 2
- Glove removal
- Primary Assessment
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Airway Obstruction
- Assisted Ventilation
- Basic Life Support special considerations
Airway Management
Basic Life Support
Airway Management
- Opening the mouth
- Cross finger technique
- Tongue-jaw lift
- Airway adjuncts – insertion and removal
- Oropharyngeal (OPA) airways
- Nasopharyngeal (NPA) airways
- Supraglottic airways (Awareness only)
- Suction
Oxygen Therapy
Basic Life Support
Airway Management
- Pulse oximetry
- Supplemental oxygen
- Oxygen cylinders
- Oxygen regulators
- Oxygen delivery devices
- Administering oxygen
Standard First Aid & BLS
Standard First Aid & BLS
Standard First Aid & BLS
Standard First Aid &CPR/AED + BLS
All-in-one style course
Remote First Aid
Standard First Aid & BLS
Standard First Aid & BLS
- Planning, prevention, and situational awareness
- Wound care
- Environmental emergencies
Wilderness First Aid
Standard First Aid & BLS
Wilderness First Responder
- Prevention; health and wellness of the group
- Leadership skills
- Assessment
- Extended care and decision-making around additional supports required
Wilderness First Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
Wilderness First Responder
- Leadership skills
- Expectation to provide care
- Use of professional tool kit and resources
- Extrication and rescue decision- making
First Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
- The Professional Responder
- Responding to the call
- Infection prevention and control
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Airway management and respiratory emergencies
- Circulatory emergencies
- Shock
- Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
- Head and spinal injuries
- Acute and chronic illnesses
- Poisoning
- Environmental illnesses
- Pregnancy, labour and delivery
- Special populations
- Crisis intervention
- Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
- Multiple-casualty incidents
Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
- The Professional Responder
- Responding to the call
- Infection prevention and control
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Airway management and respiratory emergences
- Circulatory emergencies
- Shock
- Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
- Head and spinal injuries
- Acute and chronic illnesses
- Poisoning
- Environmental illnesses
- Pregnancy, labour and delivery
- Special populations
- Crisis intervention
- Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
- Transportation
- Multiple-casualty incidents
- Pharmacology
- Marine environment
- Workplace
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
- The Professional Responder
- Responding to the call
- Infection prevention and control
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Airway management and respiratory emergences
- Circulatory emergencies
- Shock
- Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
- Head and spinal injuries
- Acute and chronic illnesses
- Poisoning
- Environmental illnesses
- Pregnancy, labour and delivery
- Special populations
- Crisis intervention
- Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
- Transportation
- Multiple-casualty incidents
- Pharmacology
- Marine environment
- Workplace
Babysitting
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
- Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911)
- Glove removal
- Recovery position
- Conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone)
- CPR (baby/child)
- Illness
- Asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer)
- Anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen)
- Poisoning
- Insect stings
- Wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Broken bones
- Seizures
Stay Safe!
Advanced First Aid - Level 3
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
- Importance of responsibility and respect while being accountable for yourself
- Importance of setting and following rules around safety when staying on your own
- How to stay safe at home and within the community
- How to prepare, recognize and respond to unexpected situations, (i.e. inclement weather, strangers, unanticipated visits)
- First Aid Content:
- Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/alone), feeling unwell, asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
- Introduction to Red Cross
- Case Studies
- Psychological First Aid
- Operational Principles
- Stress, Distress
- Loss and Grief
- Trauma
- Indicators
- Vulnerable Populations
- Supportive Communication
- Look, Listen, Link, Live
- Resiliency and Protective Factors
- Protection
- Policies, Legislation
- Self-Care
PFA Self-Care & Caring for Others
Anyone interested in self-care practices that promote psychological wellbeing. This includes professional responders, people in the workplace, and youth (must be 14 years of age and older, adult support recommended for younger audiences).
Opioid Harm Reduction
The opioid crisis is devastating families and communities across Canada. Tragically, the crisis has worsened since the onset of COVID-19, with 7,560 deaths recorded in 2021. Opioid poisoning can happen any time—to a friend, a colleague, or a loved one. Knowing how to respond could save a life.