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Staying certified in CPR is essential for workplace requirements and personal preparedness. This guide walks you through how to renew your CPR certification in Ontario, covering recertification requirements, step-by-step renewal instructions, certificate validity, and where to get CPR recertification in the GTA.
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This year, Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics is thrilled to celebrate a major milestone—our 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, we’ve been dedicated to empowering individuals with the skills needed to respond confidently in emergencies, and we’re marking this special occasion with an exciting initiative that highlights our commitment to giving back to the community.
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At Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics, we’re passionate about empowering communities with the life-saving skills they need to make a difference. Our annual “Train the Next Hero!” workshop is a testament to this commitment. On August 11, 2024, Mel Lastman Square transformed into a bustling hub of heroism as we hosted the fourth installment of this beloved event.
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It has been one year since the devastating North York van attack that left 10 people killed and 16 injured. On April 23, 2018, a man drove southbound on Yonge Street, plowing into pedestrians on the sidewalk between Finch and Sheppard. 9-1-1 was called and paramedics were dispatched to the site.
After this attack, Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics Inc organized and hosted a free First Aid training workshop for the Toronto community in hopes of breaking the bystander effect. “There’s too many people watching an incident happening and people don’t take action,” Ashkon Pour-Heidary, an owner of Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics, said. “You see a crowd and then you don’t know if you have to be the person to call 911 or not, or the other person has to call 911, and then at the end no one calls 911.”
The workshop was set up in stations under multiple tents where you could learn one part of First Aid and CPR skills at a time. There was a great turnout with many Toronto community members, including police officers and other trained professionals, with a desire to learn First Aid.
Coast2Coast First Aid & Aquatics plans to host another free First Aid and CPR training workshop near the anniversary date of the attack. We plan to set the workshop up the same as last year, making each tent a separate First Aid & CPR station which will be providing important life saving skills and techniques that will be critical in the moment of emergency. We will supply proper First Aid training equipment including CPR dummies and will be taught by Canadian Red Cross trained instructors.
We are planning to do this event even bigger and better by inviting non-profit organizations to come out and join our cause to raise awareness for safety preparedness as well as help us raise money.
heck out our “Train the Next Hero” photo gallery for 2024! Discover inspiring moments from our training sessions and see how everyday individuals are becoming heroes in their communities.
Get ready for the upcoming event in North York, “Train the Next Hero 2024,” where Toronto citizens can participate in a free first aid and CPR workshop. This highly anticipated event has garnered immense interest in previous years, with over 800 enthusiastic attendees. It’s a unique opportunity for individuals to learn life-saving skills that could make a significant difference in emergency situations. Whether you’re a newcomer eager to learn or a seasoned citizen looking to refresh your knowledge, this workshop promises to empower and equip attendees with essential first aid techniques. Don’t miss out on this chance to be prepared and potentially save lives!
Register today for a First Aid training course and learn how to deal with emergencies and keep your loved ones safe! Check out our facilities and book your spot now.
A CPR emergency can be one of two things – a terrifying, mind numbing disaster, or a challenge. A frightful challenge, to be sure, but one that you can overcome, given the necessary tools and knowledge necessary for the struggle.
Our North York CPR courses are here to provide people with the necessary skills to determine whether CPR is needed, and then provide this lifesaving technique with calm efficiency.
In this blog we will cover a few basic mistakes that can make an inexperienced or overly stressed person fail in performing CPR.
Always tilt the victim’s head back. Being unconscious often means the victim is suffering from a breathing obstruction. The purpose of CPR is to deliver oxygen-rich blood to their brain. Not allowing for the oxygen to enter the lungs by positioning the victim’s head at a specific angle is the first bad mistake you can make and will likely result in loss of life.
Count out every pump. Performing at least a hundred artificial heart beats a minute over the course of several minutes is physically exhausting. Keeping yourself concentrated on the effort by counting it out loud is necessary. Especially if you need to be replaced by someone else and they’ll need to know the count in order to continue exactly from where you left off.
Apply adequate pressure. This is one of the most important components of our CPR training in North York. It is also emphasized by the standard Red Cross CPR training program. Adequate pressure is essential to keep the blood circulating. There is an understandable fear of hurting the victim, but in this type of emergency it’s misguided and dangerous.
Focus on the compressions. Prioritizing mouth to mouth resuscitation has been proven to be a mistake. When you pump on the victim’s chest, the lungs also contract and draw in fresh air. When you pause to give breath, you stop pumping, which is far more important.
Always assess the victim’s response. Check the carotid vessel for pulse before starting and repeat the check for pulse at regular intervals. There will be no breathless awakening like in the films. Chances are the breath and pulse will be restored (not necessarily in that order) but the victim will still remain unconscious. It’s up to you to register their condition when it changes.
This advice is not by any means a substitute for proper CPR training. It is here to show you there are many things to learn if you want to save a life one day.
We honestly hope this day never comes, but it’s our job and commitment to help you be prepared for it, if and when it does. Call us now to enroll to our North York CPR training and get your cardiopulmonary certification.
There’s a question frequently asked by people who’d taken CPR classes online or attended one of our Red Cross CPR courses. What’s the next step? How can you become a Red Cross first aid instructor to even better help people in need?
Well, first there are different types of Red Cross instructors, divided by specialisation and level of training, and while you might wish to qualify for all of them, the courses should be taken one at a time.
Once you know exactly what you want to learn, there’s also a list of prerequisites you need to have in order to qualify for the course. In order to instruct a Red Cross CPR course or teach First Aid, you need to:
The last one is not necessary, but if you have the certificate, it can speed you up in the process by possibly qualifying you for an instructor transfer course.
Let’s however examine the scenario when you have no training or certification.
This is when you need to go and get your Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR HCP/AED certificate. Then you qualify for the next step, and can now take the 32 hour Red Cross instructors’ course. Fill out a form here to get on board, and we’ll offer you a choice of dates and CPR course locations to choose for your convenience. We can also provide any additional information you require to get the training and certification.
Coincidentally, if you are currently a certified Red Cross instructor and wish to find employment and lead first aid training in Brampton or in one of our many centers, contact us and we’ll be happy for you to join our family.
Finally, if you hold a certification for first aid and/or CPR instruction from another organisation and wish to get it validated to qualify as a Red Cross instructor, we can help you with that as well.
Contact us today and see what the process is. It only requires a brief refresher and a quick exam instead of the full training a certification from scratch would entail.
Any questions we haven’t answered? Don’t hesitate to call, comment or email us. We’ll gladly answer all of them.
Register today for a First Aid and CPR/AED Instructor Course and train to become a Certified Red Cross Instructor. Check out our facilities and book your spot now.
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