First Aid & CPR Manual

Canadian Red Cross First Aid & CPR Student Manual for Standard First Aid courses, Workplace First Aid courses, and Emergency First Aid courses in Kelowna, BC. The Canadian Red Cross First Aid & CPR manual is a smaller, more portable companion book to the Comprehensive Guide to First Aid.

You will refer to the First Aid & CPR student manual throughout your Canadian Red Cross First Aid or CPR course. A significant part of your First Aid training involves familiarizing yourself with the First Aid manual, and learning how to use it as an on the spot guide when you encounter an emergency in your everyday life.

The information in the Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual follows the guidelines from the most currently recognized International Liaison Committee on Rescuscitation (ILCOR) and Canadian Consensus on Science and Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) recommendations.

Your Canadian Red Cross certified First Aid instructor will provide you with a classroom copy of the First Aid & CPR manual to utilize in your First Aid or CPR course. You also have the option to purchase a take-home copy, to keep in your home First Aid kit, vehicle glove box, backpack, purse, tool box or desk. You might even decide to buy a few copies to keep in different locations. You can also download a PDF copy of the First Aid & CPR manual for free, and keep it stored for quick, easy access on your computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone.

First Aid & CPR manual contents:

Chapter 1: The Red Cross

Chapter 2: Responding to Emergencies

Preparing to Respond
First Aid Kit
Legal Issues
Chain of Survival Behaviours
After an Emergency
Lowering the Risk of Infection
Equipment Precautions
Removing Gloves
Handwashing

Chapter 3: Check, Call, Care

Check
ABCs
Call
Care
Recovery Position
Medication
Secondary Assessment
SAMPLE Questions
Vital Signs
Injury Check
Shock

Chapter 4: Choking

Adult or Child
By Yourself
Baby

Chapter 5: Circulation Emergencies

Heart Attack
Stroke
Life Threatening External Bleeding
Applying a Tourniquet
Life Threatening Internal Bleeding

Chapter 6: CPR & AED

CPR
Compression-Only CPR
Adult or Child
Baby
When Rescue Breaths Don't Go In
AED

Chapter 7: Breathing Emergencies

Asthma
Using an Inhaler
Anaphylaxis

Chapter 8: Wound Care

Bandaging Guidelines
Cuts & Scrapes
Burns
Chemical Burns
Electrical Burns
Bruises
Splinters
Nosebleeds
Knocked-Out Teeth
Eye Injuries
Impaled Objects
Chest Injuries

Chapter 9: Head, Neck and Spinal Injuries

Concussion

Chapter 10: Bone, Muscle and Joint Injuries

Splints & Slings
Regular Sling
Tube Sling

Chapter 11: Sudden Medical Emergencies

Diabetic Emergencies
Seizures
Mental Health Crisis
Suicide
Childbirth

Chapter 12: Environmental Illnesses

Heat-Related Illnesses
Cold-Related Illnesses
Frostbite
Hypothermia

Chapter 13: Poisons

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Poison Ivy, Sumac, and Oak
Giant Hogweed and Wild Parsnip
Alcohol or Drugs
Insect Stings
Animal Bites
Spiders
Ticks
Snakes
Stings from Marine Life

Appendix: Foundations of First Aid

How to Download a Free Copy

After you have completed a Canadian Red Cross First Aid and/or CPR course, your name will be added and uploaded to a corresponding course roster on the Canadian Red Cross MyRC platform. This will activate your access to the First Aid & CPR manual through your online MyRC Profile at myrc.redcross.ca.

Click here for instructions on how to create your MyRC profile if you haven't done so already, then follow the steps below to access and download the Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR manual.

Create and/or login to your Canadian Red Cross MyRC Profile.
Click the "My Profile" tab
Click the "My Digital Books" tab
Click "First Aid & CPR" from the corresponding list of links
View and/or download the PDF file that opens from your web browser