Advanced Medical First Responder: Level 1 Training*

*St. John Abmulance-accredited

Training Overview

This course will teach participants how to respond to trauma and medical emergencies, and will include CPR and AED components.

Training Duration: 80 hours

Assessment: in-class skills assessment and written exam

Expiry: three years

Cost: $950.00 plus HST per participant*

*St. John Ambulance Fees for materials and certificates will apply

  • This is a comprehensive, skills-oriented training program designed for individuals providing emergency pre-hospital care such as safety personnel, police, fire and emergency response teams.

    • Introduction to AFA

    • Lesson 1: Roles and Responsibilities

    • Lesson 2: Health and Wellbeing

    • Lesson 3: Lifting and Carrying

    • Lesson 4: Anatomy Physiology

    • Lesson 5: General Pharmacology

    • Lesson 6: ESM

    • Lesson 7: Secondary Assessment

    • Lesson 8: Shock

    • Lesson 9: Severe Bleeding

    • Lesson 10: Airway Management

    • Lesson 11: Respiratory Emergencies

    • Lesson 12: Cardiovascular Emergencies

    • Lesson 13: Head and Spine Injuries

    • Lesson 14: Medical and Behavioural Emergencies

    • Lesson 15: Bone and Joint

    • Lesson 16: Environmental Injuries

    • Lesson 17: Poisons, Bites and Stings

    • Lesson 18: Emergency Childbirth

    • Lesson 19: Special Populations

    • Lesson 20: Multiple Patient Incidents

    • Lesson 21: Special Situations

    • Lesson 22: Wound Management

  • Contact us at Training@MercerSafety.ca or 709-364-3900, ext. 110 if you have questions or to learn about private training options.

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