2.1 Training content
- CPR/AED – General public
- Introduction to the Sports Settings First Aider training
- 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
- Psychological first aid
- First aid – Anaphylaxis
- Anaphylactic-type allergic reactions
- Demonstration – Anaphylactic intervention sequence
- Prevention
- General prevention — Infection prevention
- Concussion (5 modules)
- Module 1: Introduction to concussion
- Module 2: Signs and symptoms of concussion
- Module 3: First aid for concussion
- Module 4: Recovery from concussion
- Module 5: Conclusion of the concussion training
- Human physiology
- Respiratory system — Circulatory system — Nervous system
- Integumentary system — Digestive system — Musculoskeletal system
- Medical first aid
- Approach and primary survey – MEDICAL
- Altered level of consciousness — Diabetic problems — Muscle cramps
- Hypothermia — Epilepsy and seizures — Respiratory difficulties
- Nosebleed — Heat stroke — Food poisoning — Drug poisoning
- Traumatic first aid
- Foreword — Approach and primary survey – TRAUMATIC
- Eye injuries — Burns — Burns practice
- Frostbite — Hemorrhage — State of shock — Hemorrhage practice
- Practice part 1 — Head/spinal injuries — Extremity injuries
- Fracture practice — Dislocation, sprain & strain practice — Practice part 2
- Ear injuries — Stings — Splinters — Bites — Venomous wounds
- Strangulation — Drowning — Practice part 3
- Manual evacuation techniques
- The START triage method
- Conclusion
2.2 Training objectives
CPR/AED — Introduction, primary approach, life-threatening emergencies, compressions, ventilations, defibrillation
- Know the content and objectives of the training, and the challenges of CPR and airway clearance
- Awareness of the importance of CPR, national guidelines, the causes of cardiac arrest, angina, stroke, and opioids
- Quickly recognize the type of victim, confirm breathing and pulse, recognize cardiac arrest, and apply the correct intervention techniques
- Life-threatening emergencies: angina/chest pain, stroke, opioid overdose — recognize, interpret, intervene
- Proper chest compression and ventilation techniques for adults, children, and infants according to the latest national standards
- Safe use of the AED, its risks, and its special considerations for infants
- Complete demonstrations and practice — adult, child, infant single-rescuer
- Airway clearance in adults, children, victims of different body types, and infants
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 intervene
First aid – Anaphylaxis
- Definition of anaphylaxis, allergens, signs and symptoms, physiological reactions
- Effects of epinephrine, injection techniques, clinical protocol, how auto-injectors work and associated risks
- Interpret a clinical situation and master a complete intervention for an anaphylactic victim
General prevention
- Recognize hazards and adopt good habits to prevent injuries, fires, asthma attacks, allergic reactions, and STIs
- Maintain healthy lifestyle habits and the importance of having a first aid kit
Infection prevention
- Functions of microbes, differences between viruses/bacteria, types of transmission, risk factors
- Preventive actions, types of immunization, procedures in the event of accidental contact with bodily fluids
Concussion — 5 specialized modules (module exclusive to sports settings)
Module 1: Introduction
- Understand the definition and various types of concussion
- Identify common causes: contact sports, falls, road accidents, workplace accidents
- Understand the importance of rapid recognition and treatment to avoid long-term complications
Module 2: Signs and symptoms
- Recognize physical signs: headaches, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, dizziness, loss of consciousness
- Recognize cognitive and emotional symptoms: confusion, irritability, depression, anxiety, difficulty concentrating
- Assess a person suffering from a concussion using neurological tests
Module 3: First aid
- Prevent damage to the cervical spine when providing care
- Assist a person suffering from a concussion: stabilization of the head and neck, cervical collar, immobilization stretchers
- Avoid potential complications: monitoring breathing, blood pressure, and pain management
Module 4: Recovery
- Identify the typical recovery time and the factors that can prolong or shorten it
- Help the person recover fully: sleep, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, cognitive rehabilitation
- Recognize the signs of a more serious concussion requiring immediate medical attention
Module 5: Conclusion
- Summary of key points from each module
- Importance of awareness and education regarding concussion
- Actions to take to prevent concussions: wearing protective equipment, intervention protocols
Human physiology
Respiratory system
- Anatomy and physiology, respiratory processes
- Inhalation and exhalation processes
Circulatory system
- Anatomy and physiology, roles of blood
- Differences between arteries/veins, how the heart functions and its roles
Nervous system
- Roles and functioning
- Autonomic system and somatic system
Integumentary system
- Anatomy and physiology
- Roles and functions
Digestive system
- Roles, functioning, anatomy
- Digestion and absorption processes
Musculoskeletal system
- Roles of bones, muscles, and joints
- Anatomy and functioning
Medical first aid
The medical approach and primary survey: safely assess the scene, level of consciousness, respiratory and circulatory functions, and direct toward the correct intervention protocols.
Altered level of consciousness
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Diabetic problems
- Recognize hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Muscle cramps
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Hypothermia
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Epilepsy and seizures
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Respiratory difficulties
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Nosebleed (epistaxis)
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Heat stroke (hyperthermia)
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Food poisoning
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Drug poisoning
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
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 + Burns practice
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
- Identify the causes, assess the severity, cooling techniques, and temporary dressings
Frostbite
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Hemorrhage + Hemorrhage practice
- Recognize the types of hemorrhage and assess their severity
- Direct pressure, limb elevation, compression dressings
- Identify the signs of hypovolemic shock and stabilize the victim
State of shock
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Head and spinal injuries
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Extremity injuries + Practice part 2
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Fracture practice
- Recognize the typical signs (deformity, severe pain, inability to move)
- Immobilize properly: bandages, splints, improvised devices
- Assess circulation, sensation, and motor function distal to the immobilization
Dislocation, sprain & strain practice
- Recognize the distinctive signs of dislocation, sprain, and strain
- Stabilization and pain relief techniques
- Assess the damage and apply the RICE method (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
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
Venomous wounds
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Strangulation
- Recognize, intervention techniques, clinical situation, intervention
Drowning + 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
- 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 a situation involving multiple casualties
- Be able to assist a triage lead during an emergency where the number of victims exceeds the number of responders
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 the First Aider training – Sports settings (16h)
- Hello and welcome, First Aider – Sports Settings (16h)
- First Aider Competency Chart – Sports Settings (16h)
- Awareness and visual preparation
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
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
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
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
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
Module 1: Introduction to concussion
- Introduction to concussion
- Introduction video on concussion
Module 2: Signs and symptoms of concussion
- Signs and symptoms of a concussion
Module 3: First aid for concussion
- First aid for cerebral concussion
- Medical Assessment of Concussion
Module 4: Concussion recovery
- Recovery from a concussion
Module 5: Conclusion of the concussion training
- Conclusion of the concussion training
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 - Circulatory system
- Definition of the circulatory system
- Blood
- The heart
- The arteries
- The veins
- Blood circulation
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
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
Diabetic problems
- Definition of diabetes
- Signs and symptoms of a diabetes-related emergency
- Diabetic problems
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
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
L.7.3.A Practice – Trauma first aid – Burns
- L.7.3.A Summary of first-degree (1st) burns
- L.7.3.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – First-degree burns
- L.7.3.A Traumatic first aid – First-degree (1st) burns
- L.7.3.A Summary of second-degree burns
- L.7.3.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Second-degree (2nd) burns
- L.7.3.A Traumatic first aid – Second-degree (2nd) burns
- L.7.3.A Summary of third-degree burns
- L.7.3.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Third-degree (3rd) burns
- L.7.3.A Traumatic first aid – Third-degree (3rd) burns
- L.7.3.A Summary of fourth-degree (4th) burns
- L.7.3.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Fourth-degree (4th) burns
- L.7.3.A Traumatic first aid – Fourth-degree (4th) burns
Bleeding
- Introduction to hemorrhages
- Recognizing minor external and major external bleeding
- External bleeding
- Recognizing internal bleeding
- Internal Bleeding
Shock
- Definition of shock
- Types of shock
- Shock
L.7.1.2.A Practice – Trauma first aid – Hemorrhages
- L.7.1.2.A Summary of superficial & capillary bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Superficial & Capillary Hemorrhages
- L.7.1.2.A Trauma First Aid – Superficial & Capillary Bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Summary of venous bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Venous bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Traumatic first aid – Venous bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Summary of arterial bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Arterial bleeding
- L.7.1.2.A Trauma first aid – Arterial 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
Head and spine injuries
- Indications for spinal protection
- Head and spinal trauma
Extremity injuries
- Function and important structures of the musculoskeletal system
- Fractures
- Sprains
- Dislocations
- Signs and symptoms of an extremity injury
- Intervention for extremity trauma
L.7.4.2.A Practice – Trauma first aid – Fractures
- L.7.4.2.A Summary of the open fracture
- L.7.4.2.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Open fracture
- L.7.4.2.A Traumatic first aid – Open fracture
- L.7.4.2.A Summary of the closed fracture
- L.7.4.2.A Preamble - Traumatic first aid practice – Closed fracture
- L.7.4.2.A Trauma first aid – Closed fracture
L.7.4.2.A Practice – Trauma first aid – Dislocations, sprains & strains
- L.7.4.2.A Summary of dislocations & luxations
- L.7.4.2.A Preamble - Traumatic First Aid Practice – Dislocations & Luxations
- L.7.4.2.A Traumatic First Aid – Dislocations & Subluxations
- L.7.4.2.A Summary of sprains & strains
- L.7.4.2.A Preamble - Trauma First Aid Practice – Sprains & Strains
- L.7.4.2.A Trauma first aid – Sprains & Strains
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
