First Responder Study Guide

Download and complete our First Responder Study Guide to help prepare you for First Responder courses in Kelowna, BC.

The First Responder Study Guide has been developed to help prepare you for success and enjoyment in your Canadian Red Cross First Responder course.

Completing the FR Study Guide before starting your First Responder course will help make sure you arrive familiar with the information and resources available to you.

Your First Responder course classroom sessions will center primarily on physical skills and hands-on practice and application, so the Study Guide will also help ensure that you have the background information and theory needed.

First Responder Study Guide Sections:

Section A: Text Book Corrections

Section B: Certification and Licensing

Section C: BC EMALB

Section 1: The Professional Responder

Section 2: Responding to the Call

Section 3: Infection Prevention and Control

Section 4: Anatomy and Physiology

Section 5: Assessment

Section 6: Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies

Section 7: Circluatory Emergencies

Section 8: Shock

Section 9: Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma

Section 10: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Section 11: Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries

Section 12: Head and Spinal Injuries

Section 13: Acute and Chronic Illness

Section 14: Poisoning

Section 15: Environmental Illnesses

Section 16: Pregnancy, Labour, and Delivery

Section 17: Special Populations

Section 18: Crisis Intervention

Section 19: Reaching, Lifting, and Extricating Patients

Section 20: Transportation

Section 21: Multiple Casualty Incidents

Section 22: Pharmacology

Section 23: Marine Environment

Section 24: Workplace

When should you have the First Responder Study Guide completed?

Ideally, you should have the entire Study Guide completed before the first in-class session of your First Responder course.

If that is not possible, you can use the schedule below to see which specific sections of this Study Guide are of particular relevance during each in-class session. It is not recommended to wait until the night before each session to begin the appropriate Study Guide sections, as the amount of time required to complete those sections will be more than a single evening.

Classroom Session 1: Sections A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 19.
Classroom Session 2: Sections 6, 7, and 22.
Classroom Session 3: Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, B, and C.

Online Resources

There are two significant sources of information and FR protocols for First Responders training and practicing in British Columbia. The Canadian Red Cross provides you with a Nationally recognized First Responder Program and Certification, following the content in the Emergency Care for Professional Responders reference manual. BC EMALB has jurisdiction over Provincial First Responder Licensing in BC, and your EMALB FR Licensing Evaluations are included with your First Responder course.

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