SportMed Safety
SportMed First Aid
This eight-hour workshop serves as an introduction to injury prevention and on-site management of sports related injuries. Topics covered include recognition and control of potentially hazardous situations, injury assessment and the handling of life-threatening situations, management of common injuries, referral patterns and the development of a sports first-aid kit. A certificate of completion is issued.
Continuing education/professional development credits: College of Massage Therapists of BC (7), BC Recreation and Parks Association (2) and Ringette Canada.
Course registration fee: $80 (plus GST)
Sport-Specific Option
A sport-specific course can be requested by any organization wishing to offer Sports First Aid training to its members. The sport specific approach not only makes the course more interesting, it ensures the participant has a good understanding of the risks associated with his/her sport and can implement specific injury prevention strategies. Sport-specific courses are available for lacrosse and have been developed for fitness leaders. The fitness-specific course meets the BC Recreation and Park Association's (BCRPA) First-Aid requirement for provincial registration and entitles the participant to three credits towards BC Recreation & Parks Association (BCRPA) registration.
Course registration fee: Varies depending on the size and nature of the group.
Sports First Aid Refresher
The Sports First Aid Refresher is a four-hour course designed for students who have taken SportMed First Aid within the last four years. The class will review anatomy, discuss and review injury prevention strategies such as conditioning and preparation, nutrition and hydration and protective equipment. It will also review situations and case scenarios for on the sidelines and life-threatening conditions such as concussions, heat illness, and spinal injuries. Finally the students will discuss management of common athletic injuries and participants are encouraged to bring their own case scenarios to discuss with other participants.
Continuing education/professional development credits: College of Massage Therapists of BC, 4 credits.
Registration Fee: $50 (plus GST)
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