Advanced First Aid 2024
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Introduction
- Welcome, Professional Responder!
- Online Course Format + Requirements
- Applications to Download
- Textbook - Emergency Care for Professional Responders
- Textbook - Basic Life Support Field Guide
- Textbook - Advanced First Aid Workbook
- Physical Textbook Purchase Link
Professional Responder Cohort Information + Links
- ALL Cohorts: Round Table Study Group
- JULIETT Cohort: Dates, Location, and Contacts
- JULIETT Cohort: Virtual Session Link
- JULIETT Cohort: Syllabus
- ROMEO Cohort: Dates, Location, and Contacts
Delta Emergency Patient Assessment Model
- Phone Version: Delta Emergency Patient Assessment Model 2024
- Downloadable PDF: Long Format Delta Emergency Patient Assessment Model 2024
- Downloadable PDF: 8.5x11 Delta Emergency Patient Assessment Model 2024
- Delta Emergency Scenario Marking Sheet
Chapter 1: The Professional Responder
- Introduction
- Components of an Emergency Response
- Professional Responder Training Levels
- Workplace Response Teams
- Medical Oversight
- Emergency Response Supporting the Pre-Hospital Care System
- The Professional Responder
- Self-Care
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Goals of Care (Green Sleeve) - Alberta
- Communication
- Communication - Medical Terminology
- Chapter 1: Summary + Review
- Chapter 1 Summary Quiz
Chapter 2: Responding to the Call
- Introduction
- Preparing for the Emergency Response
- Utilizing Technology + AHS EMS Responder App
- Chapter 2: Summary + Review
- Chapter 2 Summary Quiz
Chapter 3: Infection Prevention and Control
- Introduction
- How Infections Occur
- Preventing Disease Transmission
- Video - Removing Gloves.mp4
- If an Exposure Occurs
- Skill Sheet: Donning and Doffing PPE.pdf
- AHSDonningPoster.pdf
- AHSDoffingPoster.pdf
- Chapter 3: Summary + Review
- Chapter 3 Summary Quiz
Chapter 4: Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction
- Anatomical Terminology
- Body Cavities
- Body Systems
- How Injuries Occur
- Chapter 4: Summary + Review
- Chapter 4 Summary Quiz
- Chapter 4 (Chapter 1): Medical Terminology Quiz
Chapter 5: Assessment
- Introduction
- Phone Friendly Patient Assessment Model
- Scene Assessment
- Primary Assessment
- The Assessment Process
- Video - Scene and Primary Assessment.mp4
- Video - Recovery Position.mp4
- Video - Rapid Body Survey.mp4
- Video - Pulse Oximeter.mp4
- Secondary Assessment
- Video - Secondary Assessment.mp4
- Video - Blood Pressure Measurement.mp4
- Ongoing Assessment
- Skill Sheet: Scene and Primary Asessment.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Secondary Assessment.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Pulse Assessment Adult/Child/Infant.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Pulse Oximetry.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Blood Pressure Measurement.pdf
- GCS Ninja
- GCS Review
- AFA Assessment Mnemonic Quiz
- Auscultation of Lung Sounds
- ABCs + SpO2
- Chapter 5: Summary + Review
- Chapter 5 Summary Quiz
Chapter 6: Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
- Introduction
- Respiratory Pathophysiology
- Airway Obstruction
- Video - Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Responsive Adult or Child.mp4
- Video - Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Unresponsive Adult or Child or Infant.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Unresponsive Foreign Body Airway Obstruction.pdf
- Video - Using an Epinephrine Auto Injector.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Using an Epinephrine Auto Injector.pdf
- Respiratory Conditions
- Skill Sheet: Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Responsive Child or Adult.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Using a Meter Dose Inhaler and a Spacer.pdf
- Assisted Ventilation
- Video - Opening an Airway Head-Tilt-Chin-Lift.mp4
- Video - Assisted Ventilations with Bag-Valve-Mask Two Responders.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Assisted Ventilations Adult/Child/Infant.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Using a Resuscitation Mask.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Using a Bag-Valve-Mask BVM Adult/Child/Infant.pdf
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Video - Oxygen Setup and Delivery.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Oxygen Therapy Set Up and Delivery.pdf
- Airway Adjuncts
- Video - Insertion of an Oropharyngeal Airway.mp4
- Video - Bag-Valve-Mask Operation with Oropharyngeal Airway Two Responders.mp4
- Video - Insertion of Nasopharyngeal Airway.mp4
- Suction
- Video - Suctioning.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Suctioning.pdf
- Care for Respiratory Distress
- Care for Respiratory Arrest
- Chapter 6: Summary + Review
- Chapter 6 Summary Quiz
Chapter 7: Circulatory Emergencies
- Introduction
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Angina
- Myocardial Infarction
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
- AHS - LAMS Reference Tool
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Compressions
- Skill Sheet: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR Adult Child Infant Neonate.pdf
- Team Approach
- Dynamic CPR
- Using a Defibrillator
- Skill Sheet: Using a Defibrillator.pdf
- Defibrillator Care and Maintenance
- Post Cardiac Arrest Care
- Video - Two-Responder CPR Adult or Child.mp4
- Chapter 7: Summary + Review
- Chapter 7 Summary Quiz
Basic Life Support
- BLS Course Information
- BLS Study Guide
- BLS + Airway+ Oxygen Test
Chapter 8: Shock
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology of Shock
- Stages of Shock
- Care for Shock
- Chapter 8: Summary + Review
- Chapter 8 Summary Quiz
Midterm: First Checkpoint

Delayed 7 days
- AFA Midterm 1 (Chapters 1-8)
Chapter 9: Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
- Introduction
- Stages of Wound Healing
- Infection
- Dressings and Bandages
- External Hemorrhage
- Video - Controlling External Bleeding.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Controlling External Bleeding.pdf
- Video - Applying a Tourniquet.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Applying a Tourniquet.pdf
- Internal Hemorrhage
- Open Wounds
- Video - Impaled Object.mp4
- Fish Hook Removal
- Video - Fish Hook Removal.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Fish Hook Removal.pdf
- Closed Wounds
- Video - Subungual Hematoma.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Subungual Hematoma.pdf
- Burns
- Rule of Nines Ninja
- Major Soft Tissue Trauma
- Chapter 9: Summary + Review
- Chapter 9 Summary Quiz
Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Introduction
- Types of Injuries
- Splints
- Video - Applying a Traction Splint.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Applying a Traction Splint.pdf
- Video - Splinting.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Splinting.pdf
- Slings
- Skill Sheet: Applying a Regular Sling.pdf
- Skill Sheet: Applying a Tube Sling.pdf
- Video - Applying a Tube Sling.mp4
- Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Care for Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Upper Extremity Injuries
- Lower Extremity Injuries
- Chapter 10: Summary + Review
- Chapter 10 Summary Quiz
Chapter 11: Chest, Abdominal, and Pelvic Injuries
- Introduction
- Chest Injuries
- Abdominal Injuries
- Pelvic Injuries
- Skill Sheet: Pelvic Binding.pdf
- Chapter 11: Summary + Review
- Chapter 11 Summary Quiz
Chapter 12: Head and Spinal Injuries
- Introduction
- Mechanism of Injury for Head and Spinal Injuries
- Head Injuries
- Spinal Injuries
- AHS EMS Spinal Protocol
- Video - Applying a Cervical Collar.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Applying a Cervical Collar.pdf
- Video - Rolling a Patient onto Backboard Supine Position.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Rolling a Patient onto a Backboard from a Supine Position.pdf
- Video - Rolling a Patient onto Backboard Semi-Prone Position.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Rolling a Patient onto a Backboard from a Semi-Prone Position.pdf
- Video - Rolling a Patient onto Backboard Prone Position Method 1.mp4
- Video - Rolling a Patient onto Backboard Prone Position Method 2.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Rolling a Patient onto a Backboard from a Prone Position.pdf
- Video - Securing a Patient onto a Backboard.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Securing a Patient on a Backboard.pdf
- Video - Helmet Removal.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Helmet Removal.pdf
- Video - Applying an Upper Body Motion Restriction Device.mp4
- Skill Sheet - Applying an Upper Body Motion Restriction Device.pdf
- Chapter 12: Summary + Review
- Chapter 12 Summary Quiz
Chapter 13: Acute and Chronic Illnesses
- Introduction
- Altered Mental Status
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Video - Using a Glucometer.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Using a Glucometer.pdf
- Video - Administering Glucose Gel.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Administering Glucose Gel.pdf
- Seizures
- Acute Illnesses
- Chapter 13: Summary + Review
- Chapter 13 Summary Quiz
Chapter 14: Poisoning
- Introduction
- Poison Control Centre
- Recognizing Poisoning
- General Care for Poisoning Emergencies
- Substance Misuse and Abuse
- Opioid Poisoning & Naloxone
- Opioid Poisoning & Naloxone Fact Sheet.pdf
- Course: First Aid for Opioid Poisoning Emergencies
- Course: Becoming an Opioid Harm Reduction Champion
- Chapter 14: Summary + Review
- Chapter 14 Summary Quiz
Chapter 15: Environmental Illnesses
- Introduction
- Temperature Homeostasis
- Causes and Risk Factors for Heat or Cold Related Illness
- Heat-Related Illness
- Cold-Related Illness
- Drowning
- High-Altitude Illness
- SCUBA-Related Illness
- Chapter 15: Summary + Review
- Chapter 15 Summary Quiz
Chapter 16: Pregnancy, Labour, and Delivery
- Introduction
- Pregnancy
- The Birth Process
- Preparing for Delivery
- Assisting With Delivery
- Caring for the Neonate and Mother
- Complications During Pregnancy
- Complications During Childbirth
- Chapter 16: Summary + Review
- Chapter 16 Summary Quiz
Midterm: Second Checkpoint

Delayed 14 days
- AFA Midterm 2 (Chapters 9-16)
Chapter 17: Special Populations
- Introduction
- Bariatric Patients
- Pediatric Patients
- Pediatric Illnesses
- Other Pediatric Conditions
- Geriatric Patients
- Patients With Disabilities
- Chapter 17: Summary + Review
- Chapter 17 Summary Quiz
Chapter 18: Crisis Intervention
- Introduction
- Psychological Crisis
- Mental Health Crisis
- Chapter 18: Summary + Review
- Chapter 18 Summary Quiz
Chapter 19: Reaching, Lifting, and Extricating Patients
- Introduction
- Gaining Entry to Buildings
- Motor Vehicles
- Moving Patients
- Video - Operating a Multi-Level Stretcher.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Operating a Multi-Level Stretcher.pdf
- Video - Loading a Patient into an Ambulance.mp4
- Skill Sheet: Loading a Patient into an Ambulance.pdf
- Chapter 19: Summary + Review
- Chapter 19 Summary Quiz
Chapter 20: Transportation
- Introduction
- Emergency Vehicle Maintenance and Safety Check
- Skill Sheet: Vehicle Safety Check.pdf
- Safe Vehicle Operation
- Air Medical Transportation
- Chapter 20: Summary + Review
- Chapter 20 Summary Quiz
Chapter 21: Multiple-Casualty Incidents
- Introduction
- Organizing Resources
- Triage
- CBRNE Emergencies
- Chapter 21: Summary + Review
- Chapter 21 Summary Quiz
Chapter 22: Pharmacology
- Introduction
- Assisting With Medication vs. Administering Medication
- Six Rights of Medication
- Pharmacological Terminology
- Drug Names
- Chapter 22: Summary + Review
- Chapter 22 Summary Quiz
Chapter 23: Marine Environment
- Introduction
- Sterilization Techniques
- Toxicological Hazards on Board a Ship
- Radio Medical Advice
- Transfer and Transport
- Chapter 23: Summary + Review
- Chapter 23 Summary Quiz
Chapter 24: Workplace
- Introduction
- Roles and Responsibilities of the Advanced First Aid Attendant
- Responsibilities of the Employer and Other Employees
- Workplace First Aid Equipment
- Workplace First Aid Transportation
- Regulations and Documentation
- Typical Workplace Injuries
- Workplace Emergencies
- Chapter 24: Summary + Review
- Chapter 24 Summary Quiz: O&HS Alberta Quiz
Chapter 24 Supplement: OHS Requirements for Alberta
- Chapter 24 Supplement: OHS Requirements for Alberta
- OHS Workplace First Aid Records.pdf
- OHS Workplace First Aiders and Legal Requirements.pdf
- OHS Developing a First Aid Plan.pdf
- OHS Oxygen Equipment and Related Training Requirements at Worksite.pdf
- OHS Automated External Defibrillators in the Workplace.pdf
- OHS Medication in First Aid Kits.pdf
Scenario Success: Guide and Marking Sheet

Delayed 6 days
- AFA Practical Evaluation Guide.pdf
- AFA Practical Evaluation Report.pdf
Final Checkpoint

Delayed 21 days
- Preparing for the In-Person Session
- Course Summary Review
Weekly Scenarios: Community Page

Delayed 999 days
- Community Invite
- How to View Weekly Scenarios
Written Scenario Week 1 Answer

Delayed 999 days
- Written Scenario Week 1 Answer
Written Scenario Week 2 Answer

Delayed 999 days
- Written Scenario Week 2 Answer
Verbal Scenario Week 3

Delayed 999 days
- Week 3 Scenario: First In-Class Scenario

Scenario Success: Guide and Marking Sheet

Scenario Success

The documents here are to help guide you though the scenario process. They are also available to download on the next two slides.

AFA Practical Evaluation Guide.pdf 41.47 KB

AFA Practical Evaluation Report.pdf 763.01 KB

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