CPR & First Aid Training Across North America

 

Over recent years, CPR and first aid training have gained significant popularity across North America. With the rise of digital access and increased public awareness around cardiovascular emergencies, more organizations in both the U.S. and Canada are encouraging individuals to become trained responders.

Thanks to online platforms and flexible scheduling, enrolling in CPR and first aid courses has never been easier. Students across the continent can now register, study, and even complete training online via our partner websites.

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How to Register

You can enroll in a course through one of the following methods:
📧 Email: info@classesfirstaid.ca
📞 Phone: 778-709-9180
🏢 In Person: Visit our training locations during business hours.

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Core Training: CPR & First Aid

Our certified providers across North America specialize in two essential areas of emergency care:

• CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation): Focuses on life-saving techniques including chest compressions, rescue breathing, and AED use.

• First Aid: Covers a wide range of common medical emergencies such as burns, wounds, fractures, allergic reactions, and more.

These two disciplines are integrated into all of our certification programs, ensuring participants are prepared to handle real-world emergencies with confidence.

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Key Skill Highlight: Insect Bite & Anaphylaxis Management

A notable part of our first aid training includes how to respond to insect bites, especially when they trigger severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis). While most bites cause only mild symptoms, those with allergies to bee or wasp stings may experience:

• Swelling beyond the bite site

  

• Breathing difficulties

• Rapid heartbeat

• Loss of consciousness

In these cases, trainees learn to identify symptoms quickly and administer an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen) to counter the reaction and stabilize the victim until emergency help arrives.

Things to Learn: Management for insect bites

Participants enrolled in comprehensive first aid and CPR courses will learn about a variety of topics including how to manage insect bites. Insect bites are minor injuries that can be managed at home. However, if you have an allergy to insects (usually bees and wasps), an insect bite can lead to anaphylactic shock.  A mild insect bite will usually cause mild swelling and a slight pain over the affected area  but will resolve on its own.

If you are allergic to insect bites, it can cause both localized and generalized symptoms. The anaphylactic shock will usually cause severe swelling of the affected area, followed by other areas of the body (such as the face and neck). The victim usually starts to experience difficulty breathing and can lose consciousness. Epinephrine (usually in an Epi-pen) is used to immediately relieve the victim of dangerous symptoms of the bite.

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Course Options

We offer a wide range of programs designed for both the general public and healthcare professionals:

Advanced Training

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Healthcare Providers

• Heartsaver C – Healthcare Providers

• Heartsaver – General Public

First Aid Training

• Standard First Aid

• Emergency First Aid

• Childcare First Aid

✅ Re-certification is available for BLS, ACLS, and PALS courses.

Please note: Only Heartsaver is available to the general public. The rest of our programs are tailored for individuals in healthcare or allied health fields.