St. John Ambulance offers first aid courses in April

Here’s a look at St. John Ambulance first aid courses scheduled for April, happening at the Peterborough Lions Centre at 347 Burnham St.

Standard First Aid

The standard first aid course has 13 hours of first aid training, including CPR for adults and automated external defibrillation (AED).

Classes in standard first aid with level A CPR are slated for April 4 to April 5; April 11 to April 12; April 18 to April 19 and April 25 to April 26 at the Lions centre. Times are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Standard First aid with level C CPR has an extra hour of training with the same dates and locations. Hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Emergency First Aid

The emergency first aid course is completed in one day and provides basic first aid training with CPR and AED procedures.

Emergency first aid classes with level A CPR happen April 4; April 11; April 18 and April 25 at the Lions Centre. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Emergency first aid with level C CPR and AED runs on the same dates. This class runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SJA also offers weekend and evening sessions at their facility in Applewood Manor, 1500 Lansdowne St. W.

Dates for standard first aid are April 7 to April 8; April 14 to April 15; April 21 to April 22 and April 28 to April 29 at Applewood. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for level A CPR and 8:30 to 5 p.m. for level C CPR.

Weekend courses in emergency first aid are slated for April 7; April 14; April 21 and April 28 at Applewood. Hours are 8:30 to 4 p.m. for level A CPR and 8:30to 5 p.m. for level C CPR.

Renewals

Just need to renew your standard first aid certificate? There is a renewal class set for April 24 at the Lions Centre, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for level A or 8a.m. to 5 p.m. for level C.

All SJA first aid courses come with a certificate valid for three years.

For more or to register, contact St. John Ambulance at 705-7450331.