General News · 30th April 2017
CCHA Family Support - Desta
CCHA Family Support Program is bringing an instructor from St. John's Ambulance to Cortes to provide First Aid training to Islanders.
Saturday, May 6 - 2-hr non-certificate session for parents, childcare (by RSVP) will be available.
Sunday, May 7 - 9-hr certificate training which meets Canada Labour Code basic first aid requirements.
PLEASE RSVP ASAP to ensure we have enough people to run these trainings.
RSVP: cortesfscgmail.com
More details below.
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Emergency First Aid Community Care Certificate
Sunday, May 7, 10:30am - 7:30pm
Manson's Hall
Cost: $120
Please register as soon as possible.
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Emergency First Aid Community Care Certificate
This fast paced one-day (9 hour) certificate course meets first aid requirements under the Ministry of Health - Community Care Licensing Branch, Canada Labour Code Basic First Aid Emergency First Aid Community Care and is suitable for anyone who provides care for infants, children and/or adults including licensed adult residential care and child care workers, federal government employees, home care providers, coaches, spectators at any amateur sporting event, parents and grandparents.
Course contents include:
roles & responsibilities
management of an unresponsive casualty
management of a responsive casualty with head/spinal injuries
adult, child, and infant resuscitation including 1 rescuer CPR and first aid for choking
introduction to automated external defibrillation (AED)
severe bleeding
medical conditions
eye injuries
poisons
burns
heat and cold injuries
secondary survey
bone and joint injuries
dental emergencies
written exam
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Save That Child Presentation
Saturday, May 6 - 5:30- 7:30pm
Presentation in Pioneer Room, Manson's Hall
Childminding in Main Hall
Suggested donation $10 + $5/child for childminding.
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Please pre-register for childminding.
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Save That Child Presentation
Child injuries require timely action, and the majority of child injuries result from accidents in the home.
This shortened version of the 4 hour Save That Child course is a presentation that is great for parents, grandparents, and others who care for infants or children in an informal capacity.
This non certificate presentation stresses accident prevention while also touching on first aid skills.
Learn how to effectively prevent, recognize, and respond to child emergencies in a casual and social setting.
Topics include:
Roles and responsibilities
Preventing childhood emergencies
Emergency scene management
Child and infant resuscitation (CPR and choking)
Fever emergencies, dehydration and convulsions
Burns
Wounds and bleeding
Poisons
Concussion injuries
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Please RSVP ASAP at cortesfscgmail.com