{"id":35,"date":"2026-09-11T22:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beattheoddsfirstaid.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-09-11T22:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T22:37:41","slug":"first-responder-bls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beattheoddsfirstaid.com\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"First Responder BLS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comprehensive first aid and CPR skills for professional first responders or those training to become first responders. Course teaches the patient assessment model, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, and care for a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Participants will be engaged in dynamic training techniques including video, media presentations, skills demonstrations, practice sessions, discussions and scenarios based on real-life situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professionals in a fire service, rescue team, workplace response team, sports-medicine professionals, lifeguards and ski patrol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>40 \u00a0hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Completion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Successfully demonstrate the required skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Successfully complete minimum of one practical scenario<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend and participate in 100% of the course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3-year certification in First Responder (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recertification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Course Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Professional Responder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responding to the call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infection prevention and control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anatomy and physiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airway management and respiratory emergencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circulatory emergencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musculoskeletal injuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head and spinal injuries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acute and chronic illnesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poisoning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental illnesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregnancy, labour and delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special populations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crisis intervention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reaching, lifting and extricating patients<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple-casualty incidents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Includes any other content required by specific legislation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Participant Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional\u00a0Responders Reference Text<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook<\/em>\u00a0(optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comprehensive first aid and CPR skills for professional first responders or those training to become first responders. 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