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Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder Training Partner

First Responder (FR) Training Program

First Responder is four intensive days of pre-hospital training for people who arrive before the ambulance does — assessment, airway, trauma and two assessed scenarios, built to Canadian Red Cross guidelines.

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Course Types

Our First Responder Courses

Both responder programs teach the same 20-topic Canadian Red Cross syllabus — the full four-day course, and a two-day recertification for anyone whose certificate is still current.

No prerequisite: the full First Responder course does not require a Intermediate/Standard First Aid certificate first. Only the recertification asks for a current FR certificate.

Canadian Red Cross

First Responder (FR)

Training level

First Responder (FR)

Prerequisites

None — no prior first aid certificate is required

This is the entry point into the Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder programs.

All in-class training

Full program

40 hours teaching time

4-day training, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Course content

View all 20 course topics

The Professional Responder
Assessment
Responding to the Call
Shock
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Poisoning
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Crisis Intervention
Special Populations
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Multiple-Casualty Incidents

*Note: First Responder sits above Intermediate/Standard First Aid and below Emergency Medical Responder. Our responder programs are mapped to the National Occupational Competency Profiles.

Requirements

100% attendance of the course

75% on the multiple choice knowledge test

Successful demonstration of required skills

Minimum two practical scenarios — one medical, one trauma

Certification

Valid 3 years

The first responder course teaches you to provide initial care to emergent patients: four days of theory and practical scenarios covering patient assessment, airway management, trauma and extrication, in a challenging team environment.

Canadian Red Cross

First Responder Recertification

Training level

First Responder renewal

Prerequisites

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross Certification

Once it expires you retake the full 4-day course — check your date before the third year ends.

All in-class training

Recertification

20 hours teaching time

2-day training, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM