Red Cross CPR A with AED

Includes 2025 First Aid & CPR Guidelines

• 3-year certification
• AED content and certification included

Prerequisites None

Audience

Open to all individuals of all abilities. Course is designed to provide basic lay-rescuer training for community and home emergencies. If participants wish to use these skills in the workplace, participants are required to register for a WorkSafeBC approved course, or its equivalent.

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Responding to Emergencies
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway Emergencies – Choking (adult)
  • Includes:
    • Responsive Partial Airway Choking (adult)
    • Responsive Full Airway Choking (adult)
    • Unresponsive Choking (adult)
• Circulation Emergencies
  • Includes:
    • Heart Attack
    • Stroke
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – CPR (adult)
  • Includes:
    • Compression-Only CPR
    • Traditional CPR with Barrier Device
    • Two-Person CPR
• Using an Automated External Defibrillator (adult)
  • Includes:
    • Deployment
    • Precautions
    • Workplace/Public Use

Timeline

Average course length is 4 hours, but may go longer in order to confirm knowledge and skills.

Completion Criteria

Candidates will be required to demonstrate all required skills and complete a multiple choice exam in order to be granted a certification.