Scouts Canada First Aid Training
Kelowna First Aid event in May 2009, Scouts Canada being trained by Okanagan First Aid Training Center.
Rebecca and Timmy practising bandage care at Kelowna Location. Check website for calender of events including new events in Penticton, Peachland,Vancouver,Victoria,Winnipeg, Summerland, Vernon, and Salmon Arm.
What a great turn out for Westbank Yacht club boaters licence. We would like to thank Westbank yacht club for this great event, and the members of the yach club for there support. Have a safe and fun year of boating.
Thank you from Okanagan First Aid Training Center
To schedule your boaters licence course at your facility contact us at:
http://www.okanaganfirstaid.com
Okanagan First Aid Training Center will start its American red cross pet first aid course this summer. Dog and cat first aid courses will be offered in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Vernon, Peachland, Vancouver and surrounding Okanagan areas in British Columbia. Okanagan First Aid will be working with other group sponsors to develop informed workshops on how to save a pets life or skills needed to perform first aid on animals. Check out there website for up to date first aid and cpr courses offered at http://www.okanaganfirstaid.com or contact them regarding your local pet first aid courses at info@okanaganfirstaid.com. Help support the kelowna spca and make a difference in your pets life today.
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Pet first aid courses are designed to equip pet lovers with the information and skills needed to assess the situation, administer the appropriate care, or stabilize an injured pet until qualified veterinary care can be obtained. The course stresses preventive care (avoiding illness and injuries). Students usually learn the importance of immediate medical attention following an injury, how to properly restrain an injured animal, and the following:
· Preventing Illness and Injury · Restraint and Transportation · Shock · Internal and External Bleeding · Wounds and Infections · Poisons · Artificial Respiration and Airway Obstruction · Abdominal Thrusts (Heimlich Manoeuvre) · Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) · Administering Medications · Parasites · Eye and Ear Injuries · Injuries from Heat and Cold · Bone and Joint Injuries · Dealing with Grief · How to assemble a complete pet first aid kit
Course Dates : TBA thinking about taking pet first aid in the okanagan or kelowna bc email us info@okanaganfirstaid.com
Reference: metacafe and wikipedia
A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stringers (US) or stiles (UK). Rigid ladders are usually portable, but some types are permanently fixed to buildings.
Refwrence: work safe bc , wikipedia
A confined space is any space: 1) that has limited or restricted means of entry or exit; 2) is large enough for a person to enter to perform tasks; 3) is not designed or configured for continuous occupancy and 4)is any covered space of depth more than 4 feet. [1] A utility tunnel, the inside of a boiler (only accessible when the boiler is off), the inside of a fluid storage tank, a septic tank that has contained sewage, and a small underground electrical vault are all examples of confined spaces. The exact definition of a confined space varies depending on the type of industry. That is, confined spaces on a construction site are defined differently than confined spaces in a paper mill. Confined spaces that present special hazards to workers, including risks of toxic or asphyxiant gas accumulation, fires, falls, flooding, and entrapment may be classified as permit-required confined spaces depending on the nature and severity of the hazard.
In the U.S., entry into permit-required confined spaces must comply with regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These regulations include developing a written program, issuing entry permits, assigning attendant(s), designating entrants, and ensuring a means of rescue.
According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration a permit-required confined space (permit space) has the three characteristics listed above (which define a confined space) and one or more of the following:
Contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere
Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing the entrant
Has an internal configuration that might cause an entrant to be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor that slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross section
Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazards.
In addition to the hazards posed by the design of the space, work activities can also pose serious safety hazards (heat, noise, vapors, etc.) that must be taken into account when identifying safety measures that must be taken.
reference: wikipedia
WHMIS is an example of synchronization and cooperation amongst Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments. The coordinated approach avoided duplication, inefficiency through loss of scale and the interprovincial trade barriers that would have been created had each province and territory established its own hazard communication system.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHMIS
Other Information: http://www2.worksafebc.com/Topics/WHMIS/Home.asp
When a cardiac arrest occurs, the fact is that only half of the victims will need a shock. The other half requires CPR resuscitation.
You deserve an automated external defibrillator (AED) that helps you all the time. And, only one AED can actually see when you are doing CPR resuscitation and help you do it well. You need more than just commands, without assistance. That’s not smart, and it’s certainly not help.
ZOLL’s AED Plus® features Real CPR Help®, a tool that is able to actually see what you are doing and provide feedback to help you do it well. Audio and visual prompts help you rescue with confidence and clarity unmatched by any other automated external defibrillator (AED).
ZOLL believes an AED should not just deliver a shock. It should also help the rescuer provide high-quality cardiopulminary resuscitation cpr. That’s why you need ZOLL’sAED Plus with Real CPR Help.
Real CPR Help for rate and depth of compressions.
reference: http://www.zoll.com/product.aspx?id=75
A sprain (from the French espraindre – to wring) is an injury which occurs to ligaments caused by being stretched beyond their normal capacity and possibly torn. Muscular tears caused in the same manner are referred to as a strain. In cases where either ligament or muscle tissue is torn, immobilization and surgical repair may be necessary.
Read More Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Approved First Aid Training Center is located in the sunny Okanagan Valley of Kelowna, British Columbia Canada. We are just starting our Summer Kelowna First Aid and CPR Course schedule and it will be soon available for summer registration.
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