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Ever since it was invented, CPR (short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation) has been evolving and reaching higher and higher levels of efficiency at preventing death in the case of sudden cardiac arrest.
Continue readingSummer is here and it brings it own set of season related dangers. It is not new that we are fragile creatures, and it’s mostly the realization of just how fragile we are that keeps us safe most of the time. Caution is often not enough, and dangers tend to catch us unawares. That’s where we need to be able to take care of others and ourselves. Often being able to do that will mean the difference between life or death.
The American Red Cross has identified some pretty alarming statistics on this topic. This statistic is for all of North America, but it’s still very relevant to us here in Canada.
People often die in these situation because people witnessing this horrifying event simply didn’t know what to do. CPR is needed when reviving a cardiac arrest victim or a drowning victim. This alone is reason enough to go and enroll in First Aid CPR training in Toronto or in any one of our other learning centres.
Waiting for 911 to arrive is delivering a death sentence. The time it takes for permanent death or brain death to occur in an adult during cardiac arrest or drowning is only 4-6 minutes. This time is shorter still in the case of a child. When a person drowns or falls down with a stopped heart, the paramedics simply won’t be there on time.
It is up to the people witnessing the event to step in and administer the necessary help to the dying person. There are many free Red Cross CPR classes you can take, or go for the more extensive and full First Aid CPR training we are offering in our many teaching centres.
First Aid CPR training is crucial in too many situations to ignore. It is our firm belief that every adult, especially family people with kids, should know those life saving techniques.
Let us be there for you and help you one day be there for another human being in need.
Keeping your CPR certification valid is very important for several good reasons.
One is that you are legally bound to have a valid CPR certificate to perform cardiovascular resuscitation in Canada.
If you find yourself in a situation where you perform this life saving technique without a valid license, you may be facing legal action. This chance becomes higher still if there is suspicion that your actions caused harm or contributed to the emergency rather than help resolve it.
The second reason is that CPR recertification is often, and luckily, the only time when most people get to practice it and make sure they still remember how it’s done.
Skills such as first aid and CPR get eroded over time, and if you lose the confidence that you’re equipped to do it well, you’re setting yourself up for failure. And failure in this type of scenario means the death of a friend or family member, which is not something any of us can afford to allow.
Choosing Your CPR Recertification School
Luckily, there are many locations and options to get your CPR recertification done in Ontario.
Coast to Coast First Aid operates in multiple locations across the GTA, with centres for CPR recertification in Toronto, Red Cross approved CPR training in Richmond Hill and North York, as well as other options such as standard or pediatric First Aid certification online.
One of the things to remember when you choose a place for your CPR recertification, is to look for their credentials. There are requirements for legally teaching this course, but some CPR and FIrst Aid schools are still far better than others.
Ask about their courses – are they approved by the Canadian Red Cross? This is not just a label. To get approved by the Red Cross, the school’s training needs to be of the highest level.
The best CPR recertification instructors are also Red Cross veterans that have actual hands-on experience in saving human lives. Those veterans know the technique down to the smallest details and can provide the highest level of training.
Look for a First Aid school that hires mostly Red Cross instructors and/or ex medical field professionals. This will serve as a guarantee that once you got your training or recertification, you will truly be prepared.
We hope this will help you choose the right place. If you are looking for a First Aid or CPR course, Coast to Coast First Aid and it’s hi-tech teaching facilities are here for you.
Shock occurs when a person’s organs and tissue do not receive enough blood. The lack of blood denies the organs of oxygen, and they begin to shut down. If not treated, shock can lead to death. Our First Aid and CPR/AED courses, taught at our Brampton facility, will explain in detail how to treat a person experiencing shock. If you think a person is suffering from shock, you should call your local Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
The most common reasons for shock are infections, excessive blood loss, emotions from the effect of an event, large burns, a weak heart, and too much fluid loss because of diarrhea and vomiting (usually in children).
When taking our Standard First Aid and CPR course, you will be practicing scenarios with people experiencing shock. Signs to look out for are nausea and vomiting, extreme thirst, drowsiness or loss of consciousness, anxiety, weakness, paler than normal skin, fast breathing, cool and moist skin, and confusion.
While waiting for EMS to arrive, you should have the person relax and tend to the reason of the shock. Make sure the person stays warm and make sure they are breathing. Shock can be a traumatic experience so remember to reassure and comfort the person. By taking a First Aid and CPR/AED course you will learn how to properly take care of an injured individual.
When faced with a medical emergency, there are several steps you should observe. Using the ABC’s of CPR will help determine factors between life and death.
Continue readingDisaster never calls ahead of time before it comes knocking.
It will crash your party in the middle of the night, or catch up with you on the road. It can sneak up on you, out or indoors. It loves catching people in swimming pools and lakes.
And sometimes large scale tragedies occur, such as the all to recent fire that raged across Port MacMurray, or the huge blackout we had two winters ago all over Toronto and the GTA.
The only thing we can do is prepare and keep a cool head when it happens.
But what does it mean to be prepared, apart from taking a Red Cross CPR course?
If you really want to be ready for an emergency, just follow this short list of New Year Resolutions for 2017.
Get a first aid kit for emergencies only (separate from the every day one) and keep it fully stocked at all times. Put it in a small pack with a list of additional important survival items.
Those include a three day supply of water and non-perishable food, a flashlight plus spare batteries and/or solar charger, multi tool, copies of all important cards and documents (proof of address, traveling documents, insurance policies, birth certificates, etc.), extra cash, and a spare cellphone, fully charged.
Discuss evacuation / emergency response scenarios with your family. Plan what to do when separated, set up places to meet, people to contact. Make sure at least a few household members had first aid and CPR training.
Make sure every household member knows where the emergency kit is stored so anyone can access it at need. If you have an evacuation route, plan a few alternatives in case the road gets blocked.
If you travel to areas of increased risk, do extra research on the dangers. If you are located near disaster zones (flooding, fires, blackouts), keep an eye on the news at all times, especially in the seasons when it is likely to occur.
And finally, get as many family members as possible through First Aid and CPR training. It doesn’t have to be a full fledged disaster for a loved one to be in danger. Saving lives is an ability everyone should have.
Contact one of our centers for first aid and CPR training today and get certified.
Sudden cardiac arrest has been determined as the leading cause of death in North America.
This is made worse by the fact that many cases of cardiac arrest did not have to result in death, if they were treated immediately. Most cases occur not in hospitals but in settings where qualified medical help cannot get in time.
They happen at work, on the beach, during trips, and in other absolutely benign circumstances.
This in itself is reason enough to get CPR and First Aid training, but here are 4 more reasons that should convince anyone to take this course.
Thousands of people a year get trained and certified to save the lives of their friends and loved ones during a cardiac arrest or another emergency. The mechanic of cardiac arrest is very simple. It occurs when the electrical rhythm that keeps the heart beating is disrupted, causing it to stop. The person loses consciousness, stops breathing and collapses. The time that passes from then to when they get CPR first aid is crucial to their survival. The steps of administering CPR can be performed by virtually anyone who knows what they are doing, which is to say they got CPR training.
The chances that a bystander happens to know this lifesaving technique are still very low, despite all our efforts. Every person of conscience should take the small effort of learning it, in case someone else needs it. The more people know how to administer it, the better chances are for someone else to be able to save your own life, if it happens to you.
Mouth to mouth resuscitation is what deters most people from learning it, but it is not necessary in most situations. You can lay your concerns aside. The guidelines for CPR have changed over 5 years ago, and you can still save a life by administering hands-only CPR, which is usually just as effective.
Unlike a busy street, where the chances of there being someone who knows CPR are still slim, at home those chances are lower still. Break this statistic by enrolling in our CPR training in Brampton or anywhere else in the GTA to make sure that every adult in the household can save the other’s life when the need arises.
We have many locations to choose from in Toronto and the GTA where you can easily learn first aid CPR and other life saving techniques.
Join one now. It’s easy to learn and the benefits are priceless.
We’re here for you, to be there for others.
If you understand the importance and necessity of acquiring adequate knowledge in CPR and First Aid, you must also realize that First Aid CPR training also requires highly qualified instructors and facilities to convey the necessary knowledge and habits.
Skill and knowledge become habit when practiced repeatedly and correctly, and habit is exactly what you need in an emergency – a reflex that takes over and leads you to respond with quick and precise action to save someone’s life.
Good First Aid CPR training differs from inadequate training in that it is perfected to achieve results in the minimum amount of time – making sure you understand how it works and that you’re perfectly capable of doing it yourself without panicking, freezing or making dangerous mistakes.
But how do you choose a good first aid training in Brampton?
There are several considerations you should focus on when making this decision.
Training Personnel Qualifications
This is easy to check online even before you contact or meet anyone. Examine the instructor’s credentials. He or she should have a valid First Aid certificate and all additional papers such as Pediatric First Aid (if they are teaching First Aid for kids) and other necessary papers. In addition to being a trained in First Aid, the instructor should have a teaching qualification. They have to hold a Level 3 Education and Training qualification at the very least. If the school has multiple instructors, ask who you should expect to be teaching you or your group, and review their specific credentials.
Actual First Aid Experience
A good First Aid training instructor should have actual field experience before going back into the classroom to teach others. Part of the preparation is dealing with stress, and an instructor who ever only did First Aid in a secure simulated environment can’t possibly know the first thing about this crucial aspect of the job. That’s why we only hire Red Cross instructors with years of experience for our First Aid Training Brampton and other centers in the GTA and Southern Ontario.
Course Content and Quality Assurance
There are standards set by the Red Cross to which any and every First Aid training class must adhere. Make sure the centre you choose follows them. This should additionally include processes the training provider has in place to monitor and review the training delivered by its instructors, including refresher courses and other supplementary checks to keep the training level high.
Our center for first aid training in Brampton offers all this and more.
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