Commissionaires BC

Occupational First Aid Level 1

Improve your skills and learn how to respond in emergency situations.

First aid training can help improve your skills, give your résumé an edge and increase your life skills. Students will come away from this training with the specific knowledge required to work as a first aid attendant in BC and to deal with emergency scenarios such as: cardiovascular events, severe bleeding, choking and more.

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Why You Should Take This Course

You will acquire new skills and gain knowledge to help improve your ability to deal with emergency incidents and first aid situations at home or work. You can satisfy an employer’s need for first aid certification and improve your opportunities for employment.

What You Will Learn

This one-day dual certification course has been developed by WorkSafeBC for anyone wishing to work as a First Aid attendant in BC.

OFA Level 1 Course Outline

Module 1: Priority Action Approach (to the end of the primary survey) for conscious patients and patients with a decreased level of consciousness.

• Scene assessment
  1. scene assessment
  2. hazard considerations
  3. mechanism of injury
  4. number of victims

• Primary survey
  1. the purpose of the primary survey
  2. the components of the primary survey
  3. critical interventions

• Airway assessment with C-Spine control
  1. the purpose of airway assessment with C-spine control
  2. the anatomy and terms associated with airway assessment with C-spine control
  3. the approach to the patient
  4. airway assessment with C-spine control

• Breathing assessment
  1. the purpose of assessing breathing
  2. the anatomy and terms associated with breathing
  3. the assessment of breathing

• Circulatory assessment
  1. the purpose of the circulatory assessment
  2. the anatomy and terms associated with circulation
  3. the assessment of circulation
  4. the ABC reassessments

• Conduct a priority action approach
  1. a conscious patient
  2. an unconscious patient

Module 2: Interventions for minor soft tissue injuries, including eye injuries, burns and workplace poisoning. Also addresses need for medical referral and required documentation (First Aid Record).

• Skin and soft tissue anatomy and function
  1. the skin

• Soft tissue injuries
  1. open or closed wounds
  2. inflammation
  3. infection
  4. sprain and strain

• Management of soft tissue injuries
  1. first aid room techniques
  2. examination and assessment of injuries
  3. the application of cold
  4. dressings, and bandages for soft tissue injuries
  5. disposition of patient (medical referral/return to work)
  6. records and reports

• The eye
  1. general principles of management for eye injuries
  2. specific eye injury management

• Principles of burn management
  1. thermal burns

• Poisons
  1. worksite preparedness
  2. general principles of management for poisons

Module 3: Critical interventions of the airway with C-spine control for conscious patients and patients with a decreased level of consciousness.

• Anatomy and function of the respiratory system
  1. anatomy and terms associated with the air passages

• Types of airway obstruction
  1. partial and complete airway obstructions
  2. signs and symptoms of airway obstruction
  3. causes of airway obstruction

• Basic techniques of airway management
  1. manoeuvres to open the airway (critical interventions)

• Manage airway critical interventions
  1. a conscious patient with a partial airway obstruction
  2. a conscious patient with a complete airway obstruction
  3. perform ventilation techniques
  4. a patient with a decreased level of consciousness
  5. ¾ prone position

Module 4: Respiratory emergencies and critical interventions, including asthmatic conditions and anaphylactic shock.

• Anatomy and function of the respiratory system
  1. the anatomy and terms associated with the lungs
  2. mechanics of breathing

• Respiratory emergencies
  1. dyspnea
  2. chest injuries
  3. asthma
  4. anaphylactic shock

• Management of respiratory emergencies
  1. general principles of management for respiratory emergencies
  2. the criteria for assisted ventilation

• Manage breathing critical interventions
  1. a patient in respiratory distress (chest injury)
  2. a patient in respiratory arrest

Module 5: Circulatory emergencies and critical interventions.

• Anatomy and function of the circulatory system
  1. the anatomy and function of the circulatory system
  2. the terms associated with the circulatory system

• Circulatory emergencies
  1. shock
  2. bleeding
  3. heart conditions

• Management of circulatory emergencies
  1. the general principles of management for circulatory emergencies
  2. specific bleeding management principles
  3. specific principles of management for cardiac emergencies

• Manage circulatory critical interventions
  1. a patient with internal bleeding
  2. a conscious patient with external bleeding
  3. a patient in cardiac arrest
  4. a patient with chest pain who has medication

Module 6: Medical emergencies such as stroke, diabetic conditions, seizures and fainting.

• Stroke
  1. signs and symptoms
  2. principles of management

• Diabetes
  1. signs and symptoms
  2. principles of management

• Seizures
  1. signs and symptoms
  2. principles of management

• Fainting
  1. signs and symptoms
  2. principles of management

Who Should Attend?

Individuals who would like to gain first aid skills to comply with labour requirements and improve job opportunities. Anyone who would like to learn life-saving skills to improve the health and safety of their work and home environment.

Course Duration

Occupational First Aid Level 1 (OFA1) is a one-day course running Mondays through Fridays. See class schedule for next classes offered.

Course Locations

You may take the OFA1 course at the Commissionaires Learning & Development Centre location most convenient for you. Classes are offered at our Surrey Gateway facility and also at our Kelowna training facility. Our state-of-the-art Surrey campus is equipped with the very latest in classroom technology and teaching tools for interactive presentations and digital media. It is conveniently located in the Gateway Station Tower on the SkyTrain Expo line. Our Kelowna classroom is centrally located in the heart of Kelowna.

Course Schedule and Registration

Please check the class schedule for upcoming classes. When you are ready to register, you can Request Training or call 877 322 6777 to speak to a training professional today.

Why Commissionaires?

Commissionaires is known for our excellence in training. Our training is delivered by Commissionaires’ subject matter experts who are trained facilitators with extensive real-life, relevant experiences. Commissionaires BC is a member of the Canadian Society of Training and Development (CSTD). CSTD, the professional association in Canada focused on training, learning, and development in the workplace, has been setting standards in the industry for over 30 years as Canada's only national association for workplace learning and development. As members of CSTD, Commissionaires BC holds a competitive advantage in the security industry, having a forum for our trainers to engage, learn, achieve and connect with other members.

Commissionaires has earned a reputation as a security leader, having protected people and property across Canada for over 85 years. Our organization employs many individuals who are former military and RCMP. The calibre of security expertise of our people is second to none in the private security industry, and students can reap the benefits. Our courses have an extremely high success rate for completion, and graduates can bring that success to the organizations they work with.