Coast2Coast First Aid and Aquatics is a recognized business that offers certain First Aid and life-saving related certifications for professionals and anyone who wants to enhance their skill set. They operate out of various sites across Ontario (GTA and Southwestern Ontario) and are partnered up with the Canadian Red Cross.
I'm an RN who has practiced for the past decade in an outpatient capacity. I recently acquired a new role and will be heading back to inpatient at a local hospital and as a result, took a full BLS (CPR/AED) course from Coast2Coast out of the Kitchener location. It was very comprehensive and the instructor (PRABH) covered all the related topics and was highly knowledgable with providing rationale. She had a good demeanour and was approachable – great qualities to have as an instructor.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
– ensure you have registered for the correct course as they have a ton listed on the Canadian red cross site. I recommend calling their customer service hotline – which was very helpful. I couldn't find my old CPR card and so the customer service rep assisted me in moving my registration to the appropriate class. Total cost $73 for the BLS – HCP one which will cover CPR, AED, Choking, etc across the lifespan.
– ensure you have your old certification card to show them, valid within 3 years, if not then just register for the course again (4hrs) and pay the $73 bucks (taxes in).
– Arrive early, or if you cannot make it then call and cancel or notify the instructor so it doesn't waste the instructor's time or the registered participants.
All in all, very good course, easy payment, live customer service representative, and knowledgable instructors (aka. PRABH).
Thank you.
Response from the owner:Thank you, Doc Lance! 🙏 Congratulations on your new inpatient role. We are so glad our customer service team helped you get into the right class, and we agree that Prabh is wonderful at explaining the rationale behind the training. Good luck with your transition, and thank you for choosing us for your Red Cross certification in Kitchener. Feel free to refer your friends and family – we'd love to help them too! – The Coast2Coast Team