This program meets or exceeds the guidelines originally set down by the Ministry of Health, Emergency Health Services Branch in Ontario, Canada. This course provides participants with the knowledge; skills and techniques required to manage medical & trauma emergencies prior arrival of paramedics, and to assist EMS personnel once on scene.

Participants will gain knowledge in the following areas:

• Roles & Responsibilities
• Legal Considerations for the first responder
• Scene assessment
• Communicable disease
• Patient assessment
• ABC’s
• C-Spine control
• Identifying medical or trauma patients
• Respiratory emergencies
• Cardiac emergencies
• Clearing the airway with a suction unit
• Emergency oxygen use
• Ventilatory support via BVM
• Adjunct airway use – Oral & Nasal
• SAM program – Self Administered Medications
• Nitro Spray, Ventolin (Salbutimol), Epi Pen
• Vital signs
• Hemorrhage control via pressure dressings and pressure points
• Internal bleeding
• Secondary assessment
• Use of mnemonics – SAMPLE, PQRST in assessing a patient
• Emergency Child Birth (if requested)