2.1 Training content
- CPR/AED – General public
- Introduction to CPR — Approach and primary survey — Life-threatening emergencies
- Chest compressions — Ventilations — Defibrillation — Special cases
- Downloading a mobile app
- Demonstrations and practice — adult, child, infant (single-rescuer)
- Airway obstruction
- Airway clearance in the Adult, Child, and Others
- Airway clearance in the Infant
- First aid – Anaphylaxis
- Anaphylactic-type allergic reactions
- Demonstration – Intervention sequence for a person suffering an anaphylactic reaction
- Prevention
- General prevention — Infection prevention — Prevention of childhood infections
- Medical first aid
- Approach and primary survey – MEDICAL
- Altered level of consciousness — Epilepsy and seizures — Febrile seizures
- Respiratory difficulties — Nosebleed — Heat stroke
- Diabetic problems — Muscle cramps — Hypothermia
- Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning — Household product poisoning
- Food poisoning — Drug poisoning
- Psychological first aid
- Human physiology
- Circulatory system — Respiratory system — Nervous system
- Integumentary system — Digestive system — Musculoskeletal system
- Traumatic first aid
- Foreword — Approach and primary survey – TRAUMATIC
- Eye injuries — Burns — State of shock — Frostbite — Hemorrhage
- Practice part 1 — Extremity injuries — Complex wounds
- Head and spinal injuries — Practice part 2
- Ear injuries — Stings — Splinters — Bites — Strangulation — Drowning
- Shaken baby syndrome — Venomous wounds — Practice part 3
- Manual evacuation techniques
- The START triage method
- Basic oxygen therapy
- Conclusion
2.2 Training objectives
CPR/AED — Introduction, primary approach, life-threatening emergencies
- Know the content and objectives of the training, and the challenges of CPR and airway clearance
- Awareness of the importance of CPR, guidelines, the causes of cardiac arrest, angina, and stroke
- Quickly recognize the type of victim, confirm effective breathing, and apply the correct intervention techniques based on the primary assessment
- Life-threatening emergencies: angina/chest pain, stroke, opioid overdose — recognize, interpret, intervene
Chest compressions, ventilations, defibrillation, special cases
- Proper compression techniques for adults, children, and infants according to the latest national standards
- Proper ventilation techniques — mouth-to-mouth, pocket mask, face shield — for all victims
- Safe use of the AED, its risks, and its special considerations for infants
- Special cases: traumatic care, optional ventilations during cardiac arrest, legal responsibilities of the first responder
- Mobile app: assistance in a real emergency and during practice sessions
Demonstrations and practice — adult, child, infant CPR / airway clearance
- Master the complete single-rescuer CPR sequence with AED for adults, children, and infants
- Airway clearance in adults, children, victims of different body types, and infants — conscious or unconscious
First aid – Anaphylaxis
- Definition of anaphylaxis, allergens, signs and symptoms, physiological reactions
- Effects of epinephrine, injection techniques, clinical protocol, how auto-injectors work
- Interpret a clinical situation and master a complete intervention for an anaphylactic victim
General prevention
- Recognize hazards and good habits to prevent injuries, fires, asthma attacks, allergic reactions, STIs
- Adopt healthy lifestyle habits
- Awareness of the importance of having a first aid kit
Infection prevention
- Functions of microbes, differences between viruses/bacteria, types of transmission
- Preventive actions, types of immunization, procedures in the event of accidental contact with bodily fluids
Prevention of childhood infections
- Transmission, incubation, contagion, duration of the main infections in childcare settings
- Treatments, prevention, control measures
- Identify infections leading to a child's exclusion based on their health status
Medical first aid
The medical approach and primary survey allows for safely assessing the scene, level of consciousness, respiratory and circulatory functions, interpreting the level of orientation, and directing toward the correct protocols.
Altered level of consciousness
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Epilepsy and seizures
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Febrile seizures
- Recognize the signs in an infant or child, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Respiratory difficulties
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Nosebleed (epistaxis)
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Heat stroke (hyperthermia)
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Diabetic problems
- Recognize hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Muscle cramps
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Hypothermia
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Household product poisoning
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Food poisoning
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Drug poisoning
- Recognize, learn intervention techniques, interpret, intervene
Psychological first aid
- Understand and recognize the signs and symptoms of a person experiencing psychological distress
- Learn the proper intervention techniques, interpret a clinical situation, and respond to a victim in a state of psychological distress
Human physiology
Circulatory system
- Anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system
- Roles of blood
- Differences between arteries and veins
- How blood circulation works and the role of the heart
Respiratory system
- Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
- Respiratory processes
- Inhalation and exhalation processes
Nervous system
- Roles and functioning of the nervous system
- Autonomic nervous system
- Somatic nervous system
Integumentary system
- Anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system
- Roles and functions of the integumentary system
Digestive system
- Roles and functioning of the digestive system
- Digestion and absorption processes
Musculoskeletal system
- Roles and functioning of bones, muscles, and joints
- Anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system
Traumatic first aid
- Foreword: principles of traumatic intervention, do not move a victim except in specific situations involving uncontrolled risk
- Approach and primary survey – TRAUMATIC: hazards, cervical/spinal immobilization, primary assessment, management of vital functions (A, B, C)
Eye injuries
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Burns
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
State of shock
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Frostbite
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Hemorrhage + Practice part 1
- Recognize, control techniques (pressure, bandages, tourniquets), clinical situation, intervention
Extremity injuries + Practice part 2
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Complex wounds
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Head and spinal injuries
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Ear injuries
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Stings
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Splinters
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Bites
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Strangulation
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Drowning
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Shaken baby syndrome
- Recognize the signs in an infant, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Venomous wounds + Practice part 3
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Manual evacuation techniques
- Review of the principles of traumatic intervention and the reasons not to move a victim
- Know the specific situations that require the rescuer to move a victim
- Apply methods that comply with the principles of traumatic intervention
- Adequately move a traumatized victim threatened by an uncontrolled risk situation
The START triage method
- Learn the techniques for applying the START triage method
- Learn the basics of intervening in an emergency situation involving multiple casualties
- Be able to assist a triage lead during an emergency where the number of victims exceeds the number of responders
Basic oxygen therapy
- Understand the benefits of oxygen therapy in a first aid context
- Know the conditions that immediately require supplemental oxygen and the equipment needed to administer it
- Learn the proper techniques for using therapeutic oxygen and safety measures for storage
- Recognize emergency situations requiring oxygen supplementation and the hazards associated with its use
Conclusion
- Awareness of continuing education and the importance of refreshing skills
Actual course structure — modules and lessons
Anaphylactic allergic reactions
- The purpose of the training - Anaphylaxis
- The roles of the first aider
- Quebec legislative regulations
- The definition of anaphylaxis
- Allergens
- Signs and symptoms
- The clinical presentation
- The effects of epinephrine
- The injection
- The protocol
- Introduction to auto-injectors
- The risks of the auto-injector
- Summary
Introduction to CPR
- Training objectives - CPR
- Statistics, survival curves
- Intervention using the C-A-B technique (chest compressions, airway, breathing)
- Risk factors
- Angina and its complications
- Patient categories
- Stroke
Demonstration - Intervention sequence for a person experiencing an anaphylactic reaction
- Medical intervention on a person experiencing an anaphylactic reaction
- Adapting the anaphylactic response based on the victim's breathing
- Setting the scene for the anaphylactic intervention
- The epinephrine administration protocol
- Certain special situations
The approach and primary assessment
- Scene assessment
- The level of consciousness
- If the victim is conscious and needs to take medication
- Assessing breathing
- The recovery position
Life-threatening emergencies
- Angina and cardiac pain
- Stroke
- Opioid overdose
Chest compressions
- Compressions in adults
- Video - Adult Chest Compressions
- Compressions: some special cases
- Chest compressions in a child
- Video - Chest compressions in a child
- Chest compressions on an infant
- Video - Infant Chest Compressions
- Duty cycle
- Summary of chest compressions
Ventilations
- Update — COVID-19
- Rescue breaths
- Video - Adult Ventilations
- Video - Child Ventilations
- Ventilation in infants
- Video - Infant ventilations
- Mouth-to-mouth
- Ventilation devices
Defibrillation
- Defibrillation in adults
- Defibrillation in children
- Defibrillation in the infant
Downloading a mobile app
- Downloading a mobile app
- Video - Mobile App
Demonstration - One-rescuer CPR sequence in an adult
- Medical Response in an Adult with 1 Rescuer
- If the adult victim is breathing
- If the adult victim is not breathing
- Using the defibrillator on an adult victim
- Continuing the sequence in the adult victim
- Video - One-rescuer CPR sequence in an adult
Practice - One-rescuer CPR sequence in an adult
- Preamble - Practising CPR on an Adult
- Video - Practising the single-rescuer adult CPR sequence
Demonstration - One-rescuer CPR sequence in a child
- Medical intervention on a child by 1 rescuer
- If the child victim is breathing
- If the child victim is not breathing
- Using the defibrillator on a child victim
- Continuing the sequence with a child victim
- Video - One-rescuer CPR sequence in a child
Practice - One-rescuer CPR sequence in a child
- Preamble - Practicing CPR on a child
- Video - Practicing the one-rescuer child CPR sequence
Demonstration - One-rescuer CPR sequence in an infant
- Medical intervention on an infant with 1 rescuer
- If the infant victim is breathing
- If the infant victim is not breathing
- Video - One-rescuer infant CPR sequence
Practice - One-rescuer CPR sequence in an infant
- Preamble - Practising CPR on an infant
- Video - Practicing the one-rescuer infant CPR sequence
Airway clearance in adults, children and others
- Clearing the Airway in the Adult and Child
- Video - Clearing the airway in adults and children
- Clearing the airway in a victim seated in a wheelchair
- Airway clearance in a pregnant woman
- Video - Airway clearance in a pregnant woman
- Clearing the airway in an obese victim
- Clearing the airway in a large victim
- Video - Clearing the airway in a large-bodied victim
- Clearing your own airway
Airway clearance in an infant
- Clearing the airway in an infant
- Video - Airway clearance in an infant
General prevention
- Introduction to general prevention
- Injury Prevention - In the Home
- Injury Prevention - Outside the Home
- Supervising children
- Protective equipment
- Preventing animal attacks
- Continuous supervision and teaching
- Preventing chronic diseases
- Fire prevention
- Preventing asthma attacks
- Preventing allergic reactions
- Prevention of Child Abuse
- Prevention through good hygiene
- Preventing STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections)
- Prevention during first aid
Infection prevention
- Introduction to infection prevention
- The different types of infection
- The types of transmission
- Bloodborne transmission
- Fecal-oral transmission
- Droplet transmission
- Airborne transmission
- Risk factors
- Prevention
- Hand washing
- When should you wash your hands?
- Wearing gloves
- Personal protective equipment
- Hygiene and decontamination
- Immunization
- Upon accidental contact
Prevention of childhood infections
- Gastroenteritis of infectious origin
- Pinworm infection
- Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease)
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Chickenpox
- Impetigo
- Infectious conjunctivitis
- Otitis media
- Influenza
- Bronchiolitis
- Whooping cough
- Pharyngitis, streptococcal tonsillitis and scarlet fever
The approach and primary assessment - MEDICAL
- Assessing a scene - MEDICAL
- Assessing Level of Consciousness - MEDICAL
- Assess respiratory function - MEDICAL
- Assessing circulatory functions - MEDICAL
- Assessing the level of orientation - MEDICAL
- Evaluating the Chief Complaint - MEDICAL
Altered level of consciousness
- Altered level of consciousness
Epilepsy and seizures
- Definition of a Seizure
- Types of seizures
- Managing seizure-related emergencies
Breathing difficulties
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Asthma
- If the victim is conscious and needs to take medication
- Breathing difficulties
- Administering the inhaler — Salbutamol
Diabetic problems
- Definition of diabetes
- Signs and symptoms of a diabetes-related emergency
- Diabetic problems
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
- Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
Household product poisoning
- Household product poisoning
Psychological first aid
- Defining mental health
- Their classification
- The causes
- Signs and symptoms
- Responding to a psychological distress situation
- Mental health resources
- Preventing problems related to psychological distress
Physiology - Circulatory system
- Definition of the circulatory system
- Blood
- The heart
- The arteries
- The veins
- Blood circulation
Physiology - Respiratory system
- Definition of the respiratory system
- The processes of the respiratory system
- The anatomy of the respiratory system
- The inspiratory and expiratory processes
Physiology - Nervous system
- Definition of the nervous system
- The autonomic nervous system
- The somatic nervous system
- The anatomy of the nervous system
Physiology - Integumentary system
- Definition of the integumentary system
- The roles of the integumentary system
- The anatomy of the integumentary system
Physiology - Digestive system
- Definition of the digestive system
- Ingestion
- Mechanical digestion
- Propulsion
- Chemical digestion
- Absorption
- Defecation
Physiology - Musculoskeletal system
- Definition of the musculoskeletal system
- The bones
- The muscles
- Joints
Foreword on trauma first aid
- Foreword on trauma first aid
The approach and primary assessment - TRAUMATIC
- Scene Assessment - TRAUMATIC
- Assessing the Level of Consciousness - TRAUMATIC
- Assess respiratory function - TRAUMATIC
- Assessing blood loss - TRAUMATIC
- Expose the pain expressed by the victim - TRAUMA
Eye injuries
- Penetrating and perforating eye injuries
- Eye injuries from non-penetrating foreign bodies
- Eyelid injuries
- Ocular burn injury
Burns
- Introduction to burn injuries
- Thermal burns
- Chemical burns
- Electrical burns
- Inhalation burns
- Signs and symptoms of burn injuries
Shock
- Definition of shock
- Types of shock
- Shock
Bleeding
- Introduction to hemorrhages
- Recognizing minor external and major external bleeding
- External bleeding
- Recognizing internal bleeding
- Internal Bleeding
Practice - Trauma first aid part 1
- Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice part 1
- Scenario - Trauma first aid practice part 1
- Video - Trauma First Aid Practice Part 1
Extremity injuries
- Function and important structures of the musculoskeletal system
- Fractures
- Sprains
- Dislocations
- Signs and symptoms of an extremity injury
- Intervention for extremity trauma
Complex wounds
- Severance of a limb
- Chest wound
- Abdominal Wound (Evisceration)
- Impaled object
- Foreign body in an orifice
Head and spine injuries
- Indications for spinal protection
- Head and spinal trauma
Practice - Trauma first aid part 2
- Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice part 2
- Scenario - Traumatic first aid practice part 2
- Video - Trauma first aid practice part 2
Practice - Trauma first aid part 3
- Preamble - Trauma First Aid Practice Part 3
- Scenario - Trauma first aid practice part 3
- Video - Trauma first aid practice part 3
Manual evacuation techniques
- Reminders for the trauma victim
- Moving a victim
- The assisted walk
- The back carry
- The four-handed seat
- The underarm carry
The START triage method
- The START triage method
- The golden rules to follow
- The process of triage using the START method
Basic oxygen therapy
- Introduction to oxygen therapy
- The respiratory system
- Oxygen transport
- Oxygen therapy
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Monitoring oxygen administration
- Safety when using oxygen
