Nanaimo - Downtown Oxygen Therapy
1-hour Canadian Red Cross Oxygen Therapy course in downtown Nanaimo, for healthcare providers, responders and workplaces with oxygen kits.
Get Canadian Red Cross Oxygen Therapy certification in Nanaimo in a 1-hour, hands-on oxygen administration course. Learn when supplemental oxygen is needed, set up oxygen cylinders and regulators, use pulse oximetry, and deliver oxygen safely with nasal cannulas and non-rebreather masks. Our downtown Nanaimo centre has free parking and serves Lantzville, Ladysmith, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach. You'll leave with a 3-year certificate.
What students should expect
Who needs it? Nurses, care aides, dental and medical offices, firefighters, lifeguards, SCUBA divers, ski patrol, and any workplace with an oxygen kit.
Scenario-based practice with real equipment. No oxygen experience is needed; BLS training helps. Often taken with BLS, Airway Management & Oxygen Therapy.
Your certificate
Get a temporary certificate in class, then a virtual Canadian Red Cross certificate by email. Your virtual BLS Field Guide and certificate are in your MyRedCross account.
Oxygen Therapy certification is valid for 3 years from your course date.
Why book with Alert First Aid
Free parking — 109 Finlayson Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2P4. Use the lot entrance on Finlayson Street.
Need BLS too? Book Basic Life Support.
We come to you — private Oxygen Therapy classes for clinics, dental offices, and teams across Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, and the Comox Valley.
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Course Details
FAQs
How long does oxygen therapy certification last?
The Red Cross Oxygen Therapy certifications that we issue are valid 3 years from the date of the course.
What does an oxygen therapist do?
We are going to answer this question from the perspective of a first-aid company that teaches Red Cross Oxygen Therapy courses and issues this specific certification. Our Oxygen Therapy course is an hour-long course designed to provide health care providers who work in out-of-hospital or pre-hospital settings with the knowledge and skills they need to use oxygen therapy equipment, in accordance with Canadian BLS guidelines. In this sense an ‘oxygen therapist’ is not a specific role, but just a healthcare provider who is certified to use basic oxygen therapy equipment in an emergency.
What are the different levels of oxygen therapy?
Alert First Aid and the Canadian Red Cross only offer the 1 hour Oxygen Therapy course. This course teaches responders trained in Basic Life Support to use basic oxygen therapy equipment in accordance with Canadian BLS guidelines.
Can a first aider administer oxygen?
Studies have been shown that Oxygen Therapy can actually be harmful for some patients, and should only be administered in accordance with specific guidelines. If you have a supplemental oxygen kit in your work or community setting, you should become certified in oxygen therapy in order to administer oxygen more safely.
Materials
The Oxygen Therapy course includes the following materials:
- Canadian Red Cross Basic Life Support Field Guide (virtual)
- Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid (virtual)
Where to find us:
Visit our Nanaimo - Downtown training courses here.
Nanaimo - Downtown
Who should take this course?
- In-facility and health care providers (nursing/care aides
- dental industry/medical offices/etc.)
- pre-hospital care groups (fire departments/rescue teams/sports therapists/lifeguards/SCUBA divers/ski patrol/etc.)
Looking for a group class?
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Oxygen Therapy course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Lantzville | Comox | Courtenay | Cumberland | Campbell River
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or email us at grouptraining@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.