First Responder (FR) Course + Oxygen Therapy - Victoria Class Room

"The professional first responder courses in Victoria are proudly delivered as a joint initiative by Vital Link Ventures and Delta First Safety. By combining our expertise, we’re bringing the highest standard of emergency response training to students in Victoria, BC. Together, we’re committed to excellence—ensuring learners receive the best skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience to excel in critical situations."

40 hour Course

Delta First Safety offers comprehensive First Aid and CPR skills training for professional first responders or those in training to become first responders. This course covers essential skills such as the patient assessment model, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), hemorrhage control, and care for a variety of acute and chronic conditions. Participants will engage in dynamic training techniques, including videos, media presentations, skill demonstrations, practice sessions, discussions, and scenarios based on real-life situations.

Audience

• Professionals in fire service, rescue teams, workplace response teams
• Sports-medicine professionals, lifeguards, and ski patrol

Prerequisites

• None

Completion Requirements

• Successfully demonstrate the required skills
• Achieve a minimum of 75% on a written, closed-book knowledge evaluation
• Successfully complete two evaluated scenarios (one each for medical and trauma)
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

• 3-year certification in First Responder (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
• If you're going for licensing (required for BC ambulance & Fire Services) you require to take Schedule 1 & 2 Scope of practice update as a part of licensing requirement by BCEHS. 
  

Recertification

• 20 hours

Course Content

• The Professional Responder
• Responding to the call
• Infection prevention and control
• Anatomy and physiology
• Assessment
• Airway management and respiratory emergencies
• Circulatory emergencies
• Shock
• Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Acute and chronic illnesses
• Poisoning
• Environmental illnesses
• Pregnancy, labor, and delivery
• Special populations
• Crisis intervention
• Reaching, lifting, and extricating patients
• Multiple-casualty incidents
• Any additional content required by specific legislation

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)

Contact Information

Phone: 604-841-5220
Email: SJY.deltafirstsafety@gmail.com

Location

738 Cave St, Victoria, BC V9A 5T5