CPR/AED Level C - In Person

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The Canadian Red Cross CPR/AED Level C course is an in-person CPR certification course designed to teach participants how to recognize and respond to cardiac, breathing and choking emergencies involving adults, children and babies.

This course provides practical, hands-on training in CPR, choking response and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Participants learn how to recognize life-threatening emergencies and provide immediate assistance until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrive.

CPR/AED Level C provides more comprehensive CPR training than CPR Level A because it includes CPR and choking procedures for adults, children and babies.

Duration

CPR/AED Level C: 5 hours in class

This is a fully in-person, instructor-led and hands-on course that includes CPR practice, AED training, choking response and emergency scenarios.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take CPR/AED Level C.

Completion Requirements

To successfully complete the course and receive certification, participants must:

  • Attend and participate in 100% of the in-person course

  • Successfully demonstrate all required CPR, AED and emergency response skills

  • Successfully demonstrate all required critical steps

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how to respond to emergencies involving adults, children and babies

  • Achieve a minimum grade of 75% on the written knowledge evaluation

Certification

Upon successful completion, participants receive an official Canadian Red Cross CPR/AED Level C certification, valid for 3 years.

The certificate is registered through the Canadian Red Cross certification system and issued electronically to the participant following successful completion of the course.

Recertification

Participants who hold an eligible and valid CPR/AED Level C certification may renew their certification by completing the CPR/AED Level C Recertification course.

CPR/AED Level C Recertification: 3.5 hours in class

Participants must meet current Canadian Red Cross eligibility requirements for recertification.

Who Is This Course For?

CPR/AED Level C is suitable for individuals who want or require CPR training for adults, children and babies, including:

  • Workplace employees

  • Health care and support workers

  • Caregivers

  • Early Childhood Educators and ECE students

  • Early Childhood Education Assistants

  • Daycare and child care workers

  • Teachers and school staff

  • College and university students

  • Fitness and recreation staff

  • Coaches

  • Camp staff

  • Community organization staff

  • Volunteers

  • Parents and family members

  • Hospitality and retail employees

  • Individuals who require CPR certification for employment, school, practicum or volunteering

  • Anyone who wants to be prepared to respond to a cardiac or choking emergency

This course is particularly suitable for individuals who want comprehensive CPR training covering all age groups.

CPR Level C covers adults, children and babies.

Participants learn how to:

  • Recognize when CPR is required

  • Perform high-quality CPR on an adult

  • Perform CPR on a child

  • Perform CPR on a baby

  • Respond to choking in an adult

  • Respond to choking in a child

  • Respond to choking in a baby

  • Use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

  • Recognize and respond to cardiac emergencies

  • Recognize signs of heart attack and stroke

  • Provide immediate assistance until EMS arrives

Course Content

Participants will learn and practise:

  • The Canadian Red Cross

  • Responding to emergencies

  • Check, Call, Care

  • Recovery position

  • Adult choking

  • Child choking

  • Baby choking

  • Assisting with medications

  • Angina and heart attack

  • Stroke

  • Adult CPR

  • Child CPR

  • Baby CPR

  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use

  • Responding to cardiac arrest

  • Deadly bleeding

  • Emergency response and scene safety

  • Any additional content required by applicable legislation

Hands-On Training

The in-person course includes practical training using CPR manikins and AED training equipment.

Participants practise:

  • Adult CPR

  • Child CPR

  • Baby CPR

  • Adult choking response

  • Child choking response

  • Baby choking response

  • Recovery position

  • AED pad placement and operation

  • Responding to cardiac arrest

  • Check, Call, Care

  • Deadly bleeding response

  • Emergency scenarios

  • Required CPR and AED skills

CPR/AED Level C in British Columbia

CPR/AED Level C is commonly requested by employers, schools, colleges, health care programs, child care programs, recreation programs and other organizations throughout British Columbia.

Participants who require certification for a specific job, school program or professional requirement should confirm which level of CPR or First Aid certification is required.

CPR/AED Level C is a CPR certification and should not be confused with Basic First Aid or Intermediate First Aid certification. If a workplace requires an employee to serve as a designated workplace First Aid Attendant in British Columbia, the employer must determine the appropriate First Aid certification level based on its WorkSafeBC workplace First Aid assessment.

Included With Your Course

All participants receive:

  • Canadian Red Cross CPR learner materials

  • Canadian Red Cross Comprehensive Guide to First Aid & CPR eBook

  • 5 hours of instructor-led in-person training

  • Hands-on adult CPR training

  • Hands-on child CPR training

  • Hands-on baby CPR training

  • Hands-on AED training

  • Adult, child and baby choking emergency training

  • Practical emergency scenarios

  • Written knowledge evaluation

  • Practical skills evaluation

  • Official Canadian Red Cross digital certification upon successful completion

  • Certificate registration through the Canadian Red Cross certification system

  • 3-year CPR/AED Level C certification