Basic First Aid

Basic First Aid is designed to prepare you, as a workplace first aider, to recognize an injury or illness, call and inform emergency medical services (EMS), and provide basic first aid care to the injured or ill worker. Designed to comply with the CSA Z1210-17 Standards.

Basic First Aid (BFA)
Duration 1-day basic (8 hours), instructor-led first aid course
Ideal for Individuals who want or require basic information on first aid and CPR/AED for their workplace, school or personal interest
Certification length Valid for 3 years
CPR/AED skills are life-saving skills taught in all first aid courses.
Course content Level A

  • Roles and responsibilities of a first aid provider
  • First aid legislation and regulations
  • Emergency scene management
  • Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
  • Head and spinal injuries
  • Cardiovascular emergencies
  • Adult CPR/AED and choking
  • Asthma and severe allergies
  • Bleeding and wound care
  • Burns
  • Medical conditions, including diabetic emergencies and seizures
    Heat and cold injuries
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Mental health

Level C

  • Includes all Level A content
  • Child and Infant CPR/AED and choking
Skills practice time Minimum 3.5 hrs

We offer the First Aid Program in English only. To find a First Aid Program training provider that offers the full program in French, please visit the WSIB First aid program website.

We offer the First Aid Program at our Concord Training Centre.

Please contact us for on-site training.

Nous offrons le programme de premiers soins en anglais seulement. Pour trouver un fournisseur de formation du programme de premiers soins qui offre le programme complet en français, veuillez visiter le site Web du programme de premiers soins de la WSIB.

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