Continual Living, Loving and Learning: First Aid Training Junction’s CPR Training by Peri Hayes
Nurse Next Door
Brought to you by Nurse Next Door Lorraine Fisher-Freed delightedly details First Aid Training Junction’s CPR Training. Taught by Lorraine and her team of energetic instructors, on-site Red Cross-approved First Aid and CPR Training is offered to individuals and companies as a means to explore safety training in a captivating format. “We cover the material to meet WSIB requirements,” Lorraine emphasizes. “We cover how to recognize an emergency, and how to care for the person having an emergency. The course includes many topics, such as heart attack and bleeding. We also practice many skills, including how to do CPR and how to make a sling.”
Lorraine Fisher-Freed, Owner of First Aid Junction. example, a participant had to do CPR on a teammate at a hockey game. He was the only one there who knew how to do CPR and use the AED.” Registration for First Aid Training Junction’s empowering courses is required in advance, which is a swift process through their firstaidtrainingjunction.ca website. Lorraine outlines in particular, “It shows the days I have instructors available in real-time.” Those with inquiries are warmly invited to connect with Lorraine by emailing lfisher@firstaidjunction.ca.
“The typical course is one 8-hour day. However, there is a basic CPR and AED course that only takes four hours, and there is an Advanced Course that takes a week. I can help groups decide on the course that is best for them,” Lorraine assures. This course is presented throughout 2025 and is brought to the client’s location, to which Lorraine continues, “We will come to your community centre, workplace or residence to teach groups of six or more. We bring all equipment and supplies. The client just needs to provide space.” Lorraine fervently highlights the benefits of experiencing this program: “Our instructor team is dedicated to making the course engaging. If you enjoy the course, you are more likely to retain the information. If you retain the information, you are more likely to be confident when helping in a real emergency.” Enthused about the ways in which this resource enriches the community, Lorraine reveals, “Participants come back and tell me they had to use their knowledge or skills. For
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Boomers and Beyond – Elgin • Jan-Feb 2025 Page 11
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