intermediate first aid (ofa 2)
This Intermediate First Aid course is the new CSA-aligned intermediate workplace first aid curriculum replacing the 5 day Occupational First Aid Level 2 program. This course meets the new amendments to Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations relating to occupational first aid (OFA).
Topics covered
Duration: 2 Days
Price: $195
Prerequisites: Be a minimum of 16 years old, Provide a valid photo ID, Must understand and be able to physically perform all life-saving skills, Pre-reading is required, students should expect to do 1-2hrs of homework
each night
Intermediate First Aid (OFA 2) Includes:
- Conduct a scene assessment
- Activate the workplace emergency response procedures
- Maintain support of the head and neck, initially and with a co-worker
- Open the airway with an airway opening manoevre (head-tilt chin-lift)
- Maintain an airway opening manoevre, instruct, and have a co-worker maintain (hold the head-tilt chin-lift)
- Assess for breathing
- Clear an obstructed airway
- Breathe for a worker with a pocket mask
- Perform CPR
- Deploy an AED
- Assess skin condition, and recognize shock
- Conduct a rapid body survey (RBS)
- Control bleeding with direct pressure, dressings and bandages and a tourniquet
Certification: Valid for 3 years, from the day of certification