Lethbridge First Aid is the leading training service provider of CPR certification in Lethbridge. Classes on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) are available throughout the week with very flexible schedules. Certification from St Mark James is given after the training program is completed. Choose a program and enrol today!
Lethbridge First Aid
CPR and AED training overview
CPR and AED training programs cover cardiovascular emergencies such as cardiac arrests and injuries such as heavy bleeding. Students are taught how to recognize and react to different emergency situations. All CPR classes include automated external defibrillation (AED) training as per the latest American Heart Association guidelines. AEDs are machines that detect heart rhythms and apply needed shock to the heart.
Course Levels
Course levels A, C, and HCP are four, five, and six hours long respectively. All levels include CPR and AED for adult victims while C and HCP include CPR and AED for infants and children. CPR level HCP is targeted at health care providers and professionals who perform CPR in a hospital or health care facilities.
Extra classes
If the trainee wants to enrol in CPR-only training, stand-alone CPR/AED classes are available without first aid training. Big groups of trainees and companies can opt for private programs, likewise.
If you want to book a training instructor for private training at home or for a company event or outing, St Mark James certified instructors have hourly rates at Lethbridge First Aid.
Certification and Recertification
To successfully complete a training course, the student must have complete attendance, adequate skill demonstraton, and at least 75 percent on the written exam. After which a certificate card from St Mark James is awarded to the student. The certificate is valid for three years, with recert programs for levels C and HCP available twice a week. Recertification classses range in length and are four to eight hours long.
Enrolment fees
Enrolment fees at Lethbridge First Aid include taxes, certification fees, and St Mark James training manuals. There are no additional expenses during the rest of the training. If the student does not finish the training course, a full refund of the enrolment fee will be given, provided a 72-hour notice was done beforehand.
Did You Know?
Recovery Position
After providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the victim resumes breathing and has a stable pulse, he or she is placed in a recovery position. The victim is placed on his or her side (if the victim has an injury to one side of the chest, rest him or her on the unaffected side), with one arm above the head. This facilitates good blood flow back to the heart and effecting chest expansion for breathing. It also prevents aspiration in case of vomiting.