📚 Guide by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety — The Aed Cpr Awareness is an online workplace safety course delivered by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety, Calgary’s Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider. Self-paced, mobile-friendly, same-day certificate upon exam completion. Available across Canada.
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AED AND CPR AWARENESS ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW
Within just a few months following completion of a CPR class, your CPR and AED skills can decline significantly–as much as 80%! This online AED and CPR awareness course provides cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillation (AED) skills review and practice using realistic scenarios to help you feel confident and ready to respond to a real emergency.
I-CAB RECOGNIZED COURSE
This content developer is recognized by the International Competency Assessment Board (I-CAB) for its expertise in this subject matter and is listed as a competency development resource for I-CAB assessment participants.
AED and CPR AWARENESS ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
You will review your knowledge of the following topics:
- Legalities
- Disease management and biohazards
- The Emergency Medical Services system
- Scene management
- Cardiovascular emergencies
- Airway and breathing emergencies
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated external defibrillation (AED)
AED and CPR AWARENESS ONLINE COURSE DURATION: Approximately 60 minutes
AED and CPR AWARENESS ONLINE ASSESSMENT: Activities throughout this online AED and CPR Awareness course are designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved on the first attempt.
AED AND CPR AWARENESS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: Participants who successfully complete this online AED and CPR Awareness course will receive a corresponding AED and CPR and AED Awareness completion certificate to download and print.
Note: This course is not a replacement for initial hands-on training using an actual device.
AED and CPR AWARENESS ONLINE COURSE PREVIEW
Additional Safety Knowledge
Alberta Workplace First Aid Requirements
Alberta OHS First Aid Regulation categorises workplaces by hazard type (low, medium, high) and distance from an emergency medical facility. Requirements scale from a Type 1 first aid kit for low-hazard offices to a full first aid room with a trained attendant and rescue equipment for remote high-hazard sites. Every employer must post the names of designated first aiders and maintain a first aid record book.
The Primary Survey — ABCDE
Every first aid response follows a standard primary survey to identify life-threatening conditions in priority order:
- A — Airway: is it clear? Foreign object, tongue, swelling? Perform head-tilt/chin-lift if no spinal injury suspected.
- B — Breathing: is the casualty breathing normally? Look, listen, feel for 10 seconds.
- C — Circulation: check for signs of life, severe bleeding, shock.
- D — Disability: level of consciousness (AVPU: Alert, Voice-responsive, Pain-responsive, Unresponsive), neurological signs.
- E — Environment/Exposure: protect from environment, expose injuries for assessment, prevent hypothermia.
CPR — Current Guidelines
Adult CPR: compressions at 100–120 per minute, depth of 5–6 cm (2–2.4 inches), full recoil between compressions, minimise interruptions. Compression-to-ventilation ratio is 30:2 for single rescuers. Child (1 year to puberty): use one or two hands depending on size, compress about 1/3 the depth of the chest. Infant (under 1 year): use two fingers, compress 4 cm (1.5 inches). AED should be applied as soon as available — every minute of delay reduces survival by 7–10%.
Aed Cpr Awareness — Certification Levels
Alberta workplace first aid levels: Emergency First Aid (basic, 8 hours, 3-year validity), Standard First Aid (comprehensive, 16 hours, 3-year validity), and Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Aid for remote workplaces. CPR levels A (adult), C (adult/child/infant), and BLS/HCP (healthcare provider level with two-rescuer CPR). Recertification must be completed before expiry — expired tickets require full retraining.
Content reviewed by Arliss Levine, CRSP, CHSC — lead safety instructor at Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety Calgary, an Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider.
