Duration​​

• Standard Child Care First Aid & CPR B - 8 hours in-class.

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Prerequisites

• Must have a valid Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.

• Completion of Heart and Stroke Prerequisite Challenge.

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Completion    

• Successfully demonstrate skills and critical steps

• Min. 75% mark for written knowledge evaluation

• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

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Certification

• 1 year certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate (digital certificate available upon successful completion)

Recertification​

• Basic Life Support (BLS) -  2.5 hours in-class, must be completed before the last day of the month you took the course.

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Course Content

• Chain of Survival

• 1-rescuer / 2-rescuer CPR

• High-quality chest compressions with a feedback device

• Multi-rescuer team CPR

• Adult, Child and Infant CPR and relief of choking

• Use of an AED

• Effective ventilations using a barrier device and bag-mask device

• EXPANDED: Opioid-associated life-threatening emergencies

• NEW: Role of the CPR coach;  Maternal cardiac arrest;  Anaphylaxis;  Drowning;  Heart attack and stroke;  and, Other life-threatening emergencies