Knowing CPR Gives you the Confidence to Save Lives

First of all, it’s normal to be afraid when you get hit by a disaster.

People naturally feel comfortable in their routine non changing environments, but when an emergency occurs, we tend to get panicked. Panic by itself is a normal human “fight or flight” reaction and there is nothing wrong with it.

It can however lead to two harmful things:

  • It can prevent you from assisting to those in need during an emergency.
  • It can create unnecessary distraction to other people who want to help.

How Not to Panic in an Emergency?

Of course if you are trained in CPR and First Aid as a healthcare professional, you will be used to responding with calculated calm to an emergency. Or if you are a policeman or a firefighter, got some first aid training.

While there is some chance that during an emergency there might be a police officer or a trained paramedic nearby, this is still unlikely and you are probably going to have to wait for help to arrive after you call 911.

This is why many workplaces encourage or even demand their employees to get basic CPR and First Aid training. Places like Credit Valley Hospital, Trillium Health Partners, Pinewood Medical Centre and some high schools in the Mississauga and Brampton areas routinely direct their workers to get CPR training and certification.

One of the places to go for CPR training in Mississauga is our own Coast to Coast facility of course, covering all levels of proficiency and types of training.

Getting a CPR training course can make a real difference for someone’s life, giving you the tools and confidence needed to deal with an emergency.

How can CPR Training Help you Gain Confidence?

Knowledge is Everything. When you know what to do and how to do it, the emergency will be no longer a frightening mess for you, but rather a certain scheme you have to follow in order to gain the desired result.

Timing is Crucial. In addition to lack of knowledge, what terrifies people a lot is the limited time frame in which you can actually help a person during an emergency. CPR training will teach you not only how, but when to assist in case of an emergency, and to do it fast.

Repetition for Perfection. Your CPR certificate is valid for a limited time period (3 years). After it expires, you’ll have to perform an additional training session (though shorter). That way you will constantly strengthen your confidence, and gain new skills.

Where to Begin?

Right here! If you want to know more about our CPR and first aid courses, feel free to visit our website. We have first aid classes in Mississauga, Brampton and many other GTA locations.

With knowledge and confidence, we can all make a difference when it really matters and save someone’s life!

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Could You Save a Runner’s Life With CPR

Increased awareness to health risks and a growing popularity of healthy living inspired many people to adopt a routine of regular physical exercise. While some sports require special equipment to exercise properly, like a swimming or weightlifting to name a few, running does not require anything besides a strong will and decent running shoes.

Running is More Than an Activity, it’s a Technique

Brampton has a strong culture of running, jogging and hiking. There are many people who care strongly enough about their bodies to get up from bed at 6 am for their morning exercise routine. At the same time, running – like every other form of exercise – has to be done right if you are to avoid muscle cramps or a heart seizure.

We need to have an understanding of some aspects of running, namely the changes our body undergoes when it shifts from mild activity to running.

Physical stress works in a manner similar to what happens when we get scared or angry – our body switches modes from “rest and digest” to “fight and flight”. When that happens, our body starts to pump adrenaline, a stress hormone. This hormone allows several changes to occur in our system, adapting our body to a new regimen:

  • An increased blood pressure and an increased heart rate, since our lungs will demand much more oxygen in comparison to walking or standing still.
  • An increase in muscle contraction rate (tonus), which is also a necessary adaptation for running.

From Theory to Practice

All of this knowledge is important but insufficient for when you come across a person who falls in mid run and passes out. If you are unprepared, the only thing you can do is stand and gape, or call for help at the very best. You and the injured person will be in luck if there’s someone around who can help by administering CPR and First Aid.

The delay may prove crucial however, and often even fatal. While you wait for someone to arrive, the damage and risk rate is rapidly increasing. This is why it’s crucial for everyone and especially people who run and engage in other stressful physical activity to go and enroll in a CPR and First Aid course, such as the one we have in Brampton.

This is the only way to be sure there’s always a person around who knows CPR and First Aid – to be that person. Enroll in our Brampton CPR and First Aid course and be ready to save lives.

It Is Never Too Late To Learn How To Swim!

Canada is an aquatic country. Besides two oceans, there are many rivers flowing through Canadian landscape as well as a multitude of lakes. Most of Canada’s bodies of water are OK for swimming, and Canadians indeed do love to swim, boat and raft in them.

Some facts you might have not known

  • During the first half of the 20th century, there was little public concern with regard to water safety.
  • Since the late 1940s, Red Cross had started to offer swimming lessons to the population, either as a standalone program or as a part of CPR courses.
  • Once it was clear that water safety is an important issue in a country that has a lot of water, Red Cross and other organizations incorporated the aspect of treating water related emergencies in their first aid programs separately.
  • A good example of such a program is our Toronto CPR training. If you google through relevant internet sites, you’ll find that CPR courses in Toronto area dedicate a whole section to treating emergencies involving water.

So why water safety is so important?

  • First, it is important to realize, that not everybody knows how to swim, and among those that do know how to swim, there are even fewer that had participated in CPR courses and know how to deal with a water related emergency.
  • Another thing that must be said is that it is better to start late than not at all. There are swimming programs available for all ages and levels of proficiency.
  • Even if you don’t want to learn how to swim, it may be useful to know how to treat someone who’s drowning and has his or her lungs filled with water. That can happen to everybody, including your loved ones.
  • Emergencies are possible to deal with. For example, by doing as little as enrolling for a CPR training in Toronto, you can become proficient at dealing with a wide variety of emergency scenarios, including water related cases.

We interviewed several people that had completed our training and some of them told us that understanding the importance of water safety caused them to behave more cautiously, not only preparing for, but preventing water related accidents. They also understand how it is important to take a first aid course.

As you can see, understanding the importance of water safety is very important. Enroll now to make sure you are ready for the emergency when it strikes! Learn more by visiting our Coast2Coast website.

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What are the Basics of First Aid Training?

When people enroll to our first aid training Mississauga, the first thing they want to know, of course, is the content of the training program. We will answer this question by giving you an outline of the most important components of basic first aid training.

But before we do that, it’s also important to clarify that there is no one basic first aid training course that covers all possible scenarios and situations. The course you take should really depend on your situation, i.e. where and in what scenarios you might need to practice first aid. There are, for example, several specialized first aid programs, such as First Aid at Home, Workplace First Aid, Swimming & Water Safety, and more.

First aid situations vary, and so do first aid training courses. At the same time, there are two options for basic first aid training we offer that cover the essentials, and can make you generally prepared for a wide array of scenarios.

  1. Emergency First Aid CPR/AED

The Emergency Course is a basic must-have training on how to act in extreme situations, at least until the paramedic team arrives. It teaches CPR for home and workplace situations, and gives you the skills necessary to recognize, prevent and respond to different emergencies in adults.

This course covers topics such as

  • The Red Cross
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Check, Call, Care principle
  • Breathing and Circulation Emergencies
  • Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest
  • Wound Care Practices
  1. Standard First Aid CPR/AED

The Standard First Aid training is a more in-depth course that takes two days and provides additional knowledge on how to respond to a wider variety of first aid situations.

In addition to the topics covered in the first course, this one also gives information on:

  • Head and Spine Injuries
  • Bone, Muscle, and Joint Injuries
  • Sudden Medical Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Poisons

Both of those Mississauga first aid training courses grant a certificate which will be valid for three years.

As we mentioned above, there is much more to first aid than those two basic courses, which should come as no surprise as a paramedic’s training takes several years. If you expect to work in a high risk environment, such as construction, mountain tourism, sailing, or any other specialized field with its own set of highly specific dangers, it might be better to go farther and take a more in-depth course.

Still, our basic Mississauga first aid training courses are far, far better than nothing, which some of our students can testify to. When a co-worker, friend or loved one is suffering from cardiac arrest, head injury, or is otherwise facing grave danger, knowing the basic skills might already be enough to keep them alive. Not knowing those skills might leave them to face it alone.

If you are of the same opinion and agree that having those basic first aid skills is a must, call us now and enroll to our one, or two day programs.

We’re here for you to help you be there for others.

 

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Group Or Private Trainings

Did you know? Businesses, organizations, and groups are qualified for certain discounts for our Canadian Red Cross, WSIB approved First Aid and CPR programs. The minimum number of employees your need to qualify for this is as low as 4 individuals. We have several packages available to cater to your group needs, simply fill out a Group Training Request Form or Call us at 1-866-291-9121 to see how much you can save in training costs for your organization!

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Coast2Coast New Branches

 

We are very excited to announce two of our new branches are now up and running now: Mississauga and Etobicoke. We are ready to provide our top quality First Aid and CPR programs to these communities. Check out the Locations of our branches below:

 

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