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CPR and First Aid Courses

Courses are offered in collaboration with the Red Cross, the Lifesaving Society and/or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

All of our courses are given at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre.

Did You Know?

What is CPR?

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure involving chest compressions (pressing down on the chest) and artificial respiration (rescue breathing). It has the power to restore blood flow to someone suffering cardiac arrest, keeping them alive until an ambulance arrives.

What is cardiac arrest?

A cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating regularly and can no longer pump blood through the body. There are a variety of causes – heart attack, drowning, stroke, electrocution, suffocation or other trauma.

Why get trained?

Once the heart stops pumping, seconds count. For every minute that passes without help, a person’s chance of surviving drops by about 10 percent. But if you know how to respond to a cardiac arrest, their odds of survival and recovery may increase by 30 percent or more.

Learning CPR is easy and inexpensive – just a few hours could make an important difference in someone’s life.

Programming: September to December 2026

To register online, visit MULTI. To register in person, visit the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre.

Red Cross Babysitting Course More

Provider: Red Cross

Target population: Young people (Ages 11 and up)

Length of course: 8 hours

Teaches participants important child care skills such as how to cope with tantrums, crying, etc. They will also learn how to handle emergency situations with confidence by providing basic first aid.

Schedule

Cost
Resident

Cost
Non-resident

Friday, November 20

AND

Saturday, November 21

Friday: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

$78

$102

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Heartsaver / AED - Adult, Child and Infant More

Provider: Heart and Stroke Foundation

Target population: Students, teachers, flight attendants, lifeguards, police officers, firefighters, fitness professionals, members of a community organization, general public

Length of course: 4 hours

Teaches the skills needed to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking for adults, children and infants. Training in the use of an Automated External Defribrillator (AED) is also included.

Participants receive a card of completion from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, valid for 2 years.

Schedule		Cost Resident	Cost Non-resident
Thursday, October 1	6 to 10 p.m.	$92	$120
Thursday, December 17	6 to 10 p.m.	$92	$120

Emergency First Aid & Childcare First Aid More

Provider: Heart and Stroke Foundation

Target population: Members of a community organization, teachers, parents, daycare employees

Length of course: 8 hours

Offers an overview of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills for the workplace or home. Participants will learn basic first aid skills and how to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking in adults, children and infants. Training in the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is also included.

Participants receive a card of completion from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, valid for 3 years.

Schedule		Cost Resident	Cost Non-resident
Tuesday, September 22 AND Thursday, September 24	6 to 10 p.m.	$113	$147
Tuesday, October 6 AND Thursday, October 8	6 to 10 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10 AND Thursday, November 12	6 to 10 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1 AND Thursday, December 3	6 to 10 p.m.

Basic Life Support (BLS) More

Target population: First responders, ambulance technicians, doctors, dentists, nurses, students studying in the medical field

Length of course: 4 hours

In addition to the material covered in the Basic Life Support course, this course also covers two rescuer CPR and the use of a bag valve mask (BVM).

Participants receive a card of completion from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, valid for 2 years.

For information, please contact aquatique@pointe-claire.ca

Schedule		Cost Resident	Cost Non-resident
Tuesday, September 8	6 to 10 p.m.	$101	$131

Information

aquatique@pointe-claire.ca

514-630-1202

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