First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training
All of our community courses are given at our training centre at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre.
For groups of 6 or more people, we can provide our courses at our training centre at your convenience. For groups of 8 or more, we can go to you. Please contact us to set up a day and time.
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.
Courses
Heartsaver CPR AED
This 4 hour course includes the following:
- How high-quality CPR improves survival
- The concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognizing when someone needs CPR
- Adult CPR and AED use
- Adult choking relief
The target population is lifeguards, teachers, and lay public.
All participants will receive a completion card from the Heart and Stroke Foundation valid for 2 years.
This course is not provided on a regular basis but can be scheduled for groups of 6 or more. The cost is $72 per person.
Registration
514-630-1202, carole.lefebvre@pointe-claire.ca, alana.mabe@pointe-claire.ca
Heartsaver CPR and AED + Child + Infant
This 4 hour course includes the following:
- How high-quality CPR improves survival
- The concepts of the Chain of Survival
- Recognizing when someone needs CPR
- Adult and child CPR, AED use and chocking relief
- Infant CPR and choking relief
All participants will receive a completion card from the Heart and Stroke Foundation valid for 3 years.
Schedule and cost
| Participants | Dates | Schedule | Cost* Resident |
Cost Non-res. |
| Teachers, students, members of the community, parents, lifeguards, police officers, fire fighters. | October 17 November 21 December 12 |
Monday, 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, 6 to 10 p.m. |
$84 | $109 |
| 2023
January 11 |
Wednesday, 6 to 10 p.m. |
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| *Group of 6 or more: $78 per person | ||||
Registration
Registration can be done online at ludik.pointe-claire.ca or in person at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre reception
Basic Life Support (formerly Healthcare provider CPR)
This 5 hour course includes the following:
- CPR for adults, children and infants
- Two rescuer CPR for adults, children and infants
- Treatment of adult, child and infant choking victims
- Automated External Defibrillation (AED) certification
- How to effectively use a pocket mask and Bag Valve mask (BVM)
All participants will receive a completion card from the Heart and Stroke Foundation valid for 2 years.
Schedule and cost
| Participants | Dates | Schedule | Cost* Resident |
Cost Non-res. |
| First responders, Ambulance technicians, doctors, nurses, dentists, students studying in the medical field. | TBD | TBD | $92 | $119 |
| *Group of 6 or more: $86 per person |
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Registration
Registration can be done online at ludik.pointe-claire.ca or in person at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre reception
Emergency First Aid with CPR level C and Daycare
An 8 hour course includes the following:
- CPR (level C), Choking and Automatic Defibrillation (adult, child and infants)
- Primary and secondary survey
- How to activate the emergency medical system
- The law
- Heart attacks, strokes
- Bleeding, Burns
- Heat and Cold emergencies
- Bone and joint injuries
- Asthma and other respiratory emergencies
- Poisons
- Severe Allergic reaction and EpiPen
All participants will receive a completion card from the Heart and Stroke Foundation valid for 3 years.
| Participants | Dates | Schedule | Cost* Resident |
Cost Non-res. |
| Teachers, students, members of the community, parents | October 17 and 24 November 21 and 28 December 12 and 14 |
Monday, 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, 6 to 10 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 6 to 10 p.m. |
$103
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$134
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| 2023
January 11 and 18 |
Wednesday, 6 to 10 p.m. |
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| * Group of 6 or more: $96 per person | ||||
Registration
Registration can be done online at ludik.pointe-claire.ca or in person at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre reception
Babysitting course
“Because caring for children is more than just child’s play”
This 8 hour course includes the following:
- Important child care skills
- Safety tips for children of all ages
- How to cope with common problems like tantrums and crying
- What to do if anything makes the babysitter uncomfortable
- Some great games and other ideas for having fun with the kids while babysitting
- How to make the children’s environment safe and enjoyable
- What are the respective rights and responsibilities of the babysitter and the family hiring one.
- CPR, choking, sprains and strains, bleeding, poisoning, burns, fire emergency and more.
The target population is adolescents of 11 years or older. All participants will receive a Red Cross Babysitting Manual, mini first aid kit and certification card.
Schedule and cost
| Participants | Schedule | Cost Resident |
Cost Non-resident |
| Children Age 11 and up |
Friday, September 9, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.andSunday, September 11, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
$65
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$84
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| Sunday, January 8, 2023, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
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| Friday, March 10, 2023, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.andSaturday, March 11, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
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| Friday, June 9, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.andSaturday, June 10, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Registration
Registration can be done online at ludik.pointe-claire.ca or in person at the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre reception
Rentals
Equipment rental (taxes included)
| Item | 2019 prices (Per day) |
| Annie Torso | $18 $12 Models (4+) |
| Junior Manikin | $18 $12 Models (4+) |
| Infant Manikin | $14 $9 Models (4+) |
| Automated External Defibrillator | $18 |
| Pocket Mask | $1 |
| Bag Valve Mask “Ambu” | $1 |
Lost or stolen cards
Please contact the relevant organization:
Heart and stroke foundation: csr@coeuretacv.ca
Red Cross: myrcsupport@redcross.ca
Lifesaving society: alerte@sauvetage.qc.ca
Links and downloads
Information
For more information, please call the Aquatic centre at 514-630-1202 or email carole.lefebvre@pointe-claire.ca, alana.mabe@pointe-claire.ca