First Aid for the General Public
CPR Level C/AED
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/AED and automated external defibrillation (AED) courses allow candidates to acquire individual skills to efficiently treat a victim, adult, child, or infant in cardiopulmonary arrest and/or with obstructed airways.
This training also allows candidates to use an automated external defibrillator during situations prescribed by the regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in within the framework of prehospital emergency services and care.
Prerequisites: None.
Duration: 5 hours.
Material: Pocket mask and gloves
Attendance:
The candidates presence and participation are required for the entirety of the course for them to adequately complete the training and obtain their certification.
Emergency First Aid/ AED
Emergency First Aid/AED courses prepare the candidate for the role of first responder during an emergency requiring knowledge of first aid. The candidate will be asked to administer elementary first aid treatment to stabilize an injury while waiting for emergency prehospital care. These courses will also allow candidates to use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and administer epinephrine using an auto injector (as taught in the 1.5h MSSS) during situation as prescribed by the Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in within the framework of prehospital emergency services and care.
- Emergency First Aid/AED – Early Childhood : This training is especially adapted for people working with children and meets the requirements of the Educational Childcare Regulation.
- Emergency First Aid/AED – Day Camp : This training prepares the candidate to recognize the abnormal signs and symptoms that children present and thus to apply the necessary emergency measures. In addition, this training includes a section on the safe supervision of groups of children in an aquatic environment.
- Emergency First Aid/AED – Sports & Recreation : This training also allows the candidate to take on a preventative role during certain recreational activities allowing them to rapidly recognize abnormal signs and symptoms and to apply the necessary measures. This course can be adapted depending on the nature of the sport or activity in which the candidate is participating.
Prerequisites: None.
Duration: Emergency First Aid/AED – and its various formats: 8 hours.
Material:
- Pocket mask and gloves
- Canadian First Aid Manual
Attendance:
The candidates presence and participation are required for the entirety of the course for them to adequately complete the training and obtain their certification.
Canadian Lifesaving Program
In order to become a lifeguard, four courses are necessary. The first level, Bronze Medallion prepares the candidate to embark on their lifeguarding journey by introducing lifesaving techniques. The next step is Bronze Cross. Upon completion, and if you are 15 years old, this certification can be used as a work permit as an Assistant Lifeguard. The final steps to completing your training as a lifeguard requires you to take Standard First Aid which is a 16-hour course devoted only to first aid skills, and then, the National Lifeguard course. Upon completion, a stimulating job will await you.
After becoming a fully certified pool lifeguard, your training is not over! Many options are available to you from specialized lifeguard courses to teaching swimming lessons! Visit the Lifesaving Society’s website for more information!
You are not 13 years old yet and want to get started? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Once you have passed your Swim Patrol classes, you are ready to tackle Bronze Star!
Bronze Star
The Bronze Star course is the pre-Bonze Medallion training standard and excellent preparation for success in Bonze Medallion. In Bronze Star, participants develop problem-solving and decision-making skills as individuals and in partners. They learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and develop Water Smart® confidence and the lifesaving skills needed to be their own personal lifeguard.
Prerequisite:
- Swim Patrol Star
Duration:
- 10 to 12 hours
Material:
- Pocket mask and gloves
- Shirt and pants that can go in the water
Attendance:
The candidate’s presence and participation to the entire course are mandatory. It is the candidate’s responsibility to update and recover missed lessons due to an absence.
Bronze Medallion
The Lifesaving Society’s Bronze Medallion Award teaches an understanding of the lifesaving principles embodied in the four components of water rescue education – judgment, knowledge, skill, and fitness. Rescuers learn tows and carries, defence and release methods in preparation for rescues of conscious and unconscious victims. Lifesavers develop stroke efficiency and endurance in a timed swim.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 13 years of age or Bronze Star certification (need not to be current)
- AND demonstrate skills and knowledge equivalent to the Bronze Star level
- Self-rescue: ice, swamped or capsized boat
- Self-rescue: HELP and huddle-1 minute
- Entries (3)
- Front crawl, back crawl, breastroke-25m
- Head-up front crawl & breaststroke-25m
- Kicks: whip, eggbeater, scissor/inverted-25m
- Sculling: stationary-30 sec.
- Sculling: head-first and feet-first-10m each
- Victim recognition
- Reaching assists (2)
- Throwing assists: target accuracy-5m
- Throwing assists: to victim-5m
- Drowning resuscitation
- Obstacle swim-50m
- Rescue drill: approach and tow
- Fitness challenge-400m workout
Duration:
- 15 hours minimum excluding exam
Material:
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual
- Pocket mask and gloves
- Shirt and pants that can go in the water
Attendance:
The candidate’s presence and participation to the entire course are mandatory. It is the candidate’s responsibility to update and recover missed lessons due to an absence.
Bronze Cross
The Bronze Cross course is intended for lifeguards who are ready for a bigger challenge and looking for basic training in aquatic facility supervision. The course teaches candidates to identify dangerous areas in an aquatic facility, as well as hazardous circumstances and unsafe activities and behaviours. Candidates also develop their lifesaving skills and learn basic principles regarding emergency procedures and teamwork. After successfully completing the final exam, candidates obtain the Bronze Cross award. This award is a prerequisite for all advanced courses, including National Lifeguard and Lifesaving Instructor. This certification also allows candidates to work as Assistant Lifeguards.
Prerequisite:
- Bronze Medallion
Duration:
- 20 hours, excluding exam
Material :
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual
- Pocket mask and gloves
Attendance:
The candidate’s presence and participation to the entire course are mandatory. It is the candidate’s responsibility to update and recover missed lessons due to an absence.
Standard First Aid
Standard first aid courses prepare the candidate for the role a first responder during an emergency requiring knowledge of first aid. The candidate will be asked to administer elementary first aid treatment to stabilize and injury while waiting for emergency prehospital care. The courses will also allow candidates to use an automatic external defibrillator and administer epinephrine using an auto injector (as taught in the 1.5 hour MSSS) during situations described by the Regulation respecting the professional activities that may be engaged in within the framework of prehospital emergency services and care.
This course meets the requirements of the Canadian standards association (CSA) Standard Z1210-17 – Occupational First Aid Training.
Prerequisite:
- Bronze Cross
Duration:
- 16 hours
Material :
- Canadian First Aid Manual
- Pocket mask and gloves
- Paper and pencil
Attendance:
The candidate’s presence and participation is required for the entirety of the course for them to adequately complete the training and obtain their certification.
National Lifeguard - Pool
The National Lifeguard – Pool course is designed to develop the core values, judgment, knowledge, skills and fitness required to become a lifeguard. This training emphasizes the lifeguarding skills, principles and practices, and decision-making processes that will enable the lifeguard to provide safe and effective supervision in a swimming pool. Upon successful completion of the final exam, the candidate is awarded with the National Lifeguard – Pool.
The National Lifeguard certification is available in four options: pool, waterfront, surf and water park. All include core content in addition to specialized training for the specific lifeguarding environment. For more information on the other options, please visit https://sauvetage.qc.ca/
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 15 years of age by the exam date
- Bronze Cross
- Standard First Aid*
* https://sauvetage.qc.ca/fr/formulaire-de-reconnaissance-dequivalence-equivalence-request-form
Duration:
- 40 hours, excluding final exam
Material:
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual
- Canadian First Aid Manual
- Alert: Lifeguarding in action Manual
- Regulation respecting safety in public baths
- Pocket mask, gloves and whistle
Attendance:
Candidates must attend and participate in all sessions to complete the course properly. It is the candidate’s responsibility to keep up to date on and to make up any missed material.
Swim Instructor – 32h
The Lifesaving Society’s Swim Instructor course prepares instructors to teach and evaluate elementary swimming strokes and related skills. Candidates learn proven teaching methods, various stroke development exercises and correction methods. Swim Instructors with a valid award are responsible for teaching in all levels of the Swim for Life program.
During this training the candidate will learn to teach the various courses such as the Swim Patrol, Swim for Life, Adult and Fitness levels. They will have the opportunity to acquire and put into practice different pedagogical approaches appropriate to lifesaving and swimming training through practical exercises and examples. In addition they will work with essential resources for organizing, planning and managing a course. Candidate evaluation will also be put into practice in addition to learning about training policies and administrative procedures.
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 15 years of age by the last class
- Bronze Cross (or National Lifeguard – Pool)
Duration:
- 32 hours
Material:
- Leadership reference Manual
- Leadership Competencies Guide
- Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Instructor Manual
- Swim Patrol Award Guide
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual
Attendance:
Candidates must attend and participate in all sessions to complete the course properly. It is the candidate’ s responsibility to keep up to date on and make up any missed material.
Lifesaving Instructor
By becoming a lifesaving instructor the candidate has the opportunity to pass on their passion for lifesaving and to help train the general public and lifesavers in life saving skills.
During this training the candidate will learn to teach the various courses of the lifesaving society’s Canadian lifesaving program such as Swim Patrol, Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross. Through practical exercises and examples, they will learn and apply different pedagogical approaches appropriate to lifesaving training. In addition, they will work with essential resources for organizing, planning and managing a course. Candidate evaluation will also be put into practice, as well as learning about course administrative policies and procedures.
Duration:
- 16 or 32 hours.
Prerequisites (16h) :
- Be at least 15 years old by the last class of the course
- Bronze Cross (or National Lifeguard – Pool)
- Swim Instructor or First Aid Instructor
Prerequisites (32h) :
- Be at least 15 years old by the last class of the course
- Bronze Cross (or National Lifeguard – Pool)
Material :
- Gloves and pocket mask
- Practice first aid kit
- Leadership Reference Manual
- Leadership Competencies Guide
- Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Instructor Manual
- Swim Patrol Award Guide
- Bronze Level Award Guide
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual
- Canadian First Aid Manual
Attendance:
Candidates must attend and participate in all sessions to complete the course properly. It is the candidate’ s responsibility to keep up to date on and make up any missed material.
For more information
- 514 684-0070, local 6602
- aaddo@ddo.qc.ca