A fun, hands-on basic first aid & CPR course in Vancouver, BC that covers lifesaving skills for common emergencies.
Alert First-Aid was one of the Canadian Red Cross' very first training partners. In 2019, we expanded off Vancouver Island and now are teaching lifesaving first aid to the Vancouver community!
The Vancouver Emergency First AId & CPR Level C Blended course includes both CPR and first aid skills to respond to life-threatening emergencies, and it's delivered in a blended learning format (half online, half in-person). While the Emergency First Aid course will teach you how respond to most immediately life-threatinign injuries like deadly bleeding and heart attacks, it won't cover what to do for the smaller things like nosebleeds or sprained ankles - for that, you'll need to take the Standard First Aid course. Both are recognized as equivalent to the WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 course.
Standard First Aid is now available in a ‘blended’ format which means your classroom time can be cut in half. If you sign up for our blended Standard First Aid class, you’ll be sent a link to an online course which you are to complete before the start of your in-class course. The online course focuses on the ‘knowledge’ aspects of the course. This means you only have to spend a single 8 hour day in the classroom which will be focused on the ‘skills’ aspects of the course, where you will have practice time with one of our instructors along with other students. If you currently hold a Standard First Aid certificate, you can complete the online portion and spend only 4.5 hours in class to refresh your skills with the blended option!
In short, Emergency First Aid is a 1 day course, while Standard First Aid is a more comprehensive 2 day course. Emergency First Aid is a shorter course, so the focus will mainly be on assessing and treating the most serious, life threatening injuries such as choking, CPR with AED and deadly bleeding. Standard First Aid covers all of the content in Emergency First Aid, but there will be time for additional knowledge topics that aren’t covered in Emergency First Aid including: Head & Neck Injuries, Poisoning, Environmental Emergencies, and a deeper dive into managing small injuries and wounds. There will also be more time to practice and gain confidence in applying your First Aid Skills. Both Standard and Emergency First Aid certification are recognized as acceptable equivalents to OFA Level 1, and if any job requires Emergency First Aid then Standard First Aid will be acceptable too.
‘Emergency First Aid’ refers specifically to the level of First Aid Training - Emergency First Aid is a basic first aid course based on an 8 hour course outline. ‘Level C’ refers specifically to the CPR portion of the training which is integrated into the 8 hour course. CPR C prepares you to perform CPR with AED on adults, children, and babies, and is the highest level of CPR for ‘lay rescuers’, so if an employer requires CPR Level A or B, then CPR will surpass that requirement and be fully acceptable to them! Alert First Aid offers Emergency First Aid with CPR Level C on a regular basis - both as a one day in-class format, or a ‘blended’ format where 4 hours is spent completing an online course and only 4 hours is attended in-class.
If you need first aid certification, you can only do PART of the course online. We offer Emergency First Aid, Standard First Aid, Marine Basic First Aid, and standalone CPR C courses in a ‘blended’ format where you are able to complete the ‘knowledge lessons’ online. This cuts the amount of time in the classroom for these courses fully in half, but it isn’t permitted to issue first aid certification unless half of your course time is spent in the classroom where an instructor can guide you through the practical skills and evaluate that you can perform them well enough to be certified.
If you need Emergency First Aid certification, you can only do PART of the course online. We offer Emergency First Aid, Standard First Aid, Marine Basic First Aid, and standalone CPR C courses in a ‘blended’ format where you are able to complete the ‘knowledge lessons’ online. This cuts the amount of time in the classroom for this course down to approximately 4 hours instead of 8 - but it isn’t permitted to issue first aid certification unless half of your course time is spent in the classroom, where an instructor can guide you through the practical skills and evaluate that you can perform them well enough to be certified.
If you require first aid certification for work or for a role in the community, you can only do PART of the course online. First aid courses that are fully online are not considered valid for most purposes in BC. We do offer valid Emergency First Aid, Standard First Aid, Marine Basic First Aid, and standalone CPR C courses in a ‘blended’ format where you are able to complete the ‘knowledge lessons’ online. This cuts the amount of time in the classroom for these courses fully in half, but it isn’t permitted to issue for us to issue these certifications unless half of your course time is spent in the classroom where an instructor can guide you through the practical skills and evaluate that you can perform them well enough to be certified.
The Emergency First Aid & CPR Level C Blended course includes the following materials:
Note: The online portion of your course will be assigned within 1 business day of registering for your in-person section. Please keep this in mind when choosing a date, and allow yourself enough time to complete the online portion of the course.
If you have a group of people and would like us to come to you to teach a
Emergency First Aid and CPR Level C (Blended) course, we offer this course in the following locations:
Vancouver | Burnaby | New Westminster | Port Moody | Port Coquitlam | Coquitlam | Richmond | North Vancouver
Give us a call at 1.866.282.5378, or send us an email at grouptraining@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.