Heartsaver® CPR AED - CPR Training for Families - July 4 PM

McMaster Children's Hospital is pleased to support parents, family members, and caregivers with CPR training in order to prepare for the unexpected emergency, whether at home or in the community. We offer the Heartsaver® CPR AED course, developed and fully accredited by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

The Heartsaver® CPR AED course focuses on developing life-saving techniques that may be needed during an unexpected emergency. During this course you will learn how to perform high-quality CPR and how to respond to choking emergencies. You will also learn how to use an Automated External Defibrillator effectively. The course is approximately 4 hours long and includes:

• How high-quality CPR improves survival

• CPR for adults, children, and infants
• Mouth-to-mouth Rescue Breathing and Rescue Breathing using a mask device
• When and how to help a choking adult, child, and infant
• How to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

All required materials and equipment are provided. This course can be taught in various languages other than English, as needed. However, videos and printed course materials will only be available in English.

Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes, as the course will involve both sitting and standing and lots of hands-on practice. Please come to the course well rested.

If you are sick, we are sorry but you will not be able to participate in the course.

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The SiROC Cancellation Policy applies to this course. Requests for transfer, substitution, or refund will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please provide any documentation to support your request.
Course Transfer:
If you cannot attend the course, you may substitute your registration to a colleague at no additional charge. Please email [email protected] with your name and the name of the colleague who will be taking the course in your place. Your replacement must meet the prerequisites for the course.
To transfer to an alternate course date, please email [email protected] with the date of the course you wish to transfer into. You may tranfer your registration to an alternate date up to one week before the start date of the course you are transfering out of.
Only substitutions will be granted less than one week prior to the course start date.
Course Refund:
Refund requests will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and depend on the date of the request. Please use the Eventbrite registration system to request a course refund. You can manage your registration at www.eventbrite.ca/mytickets.

Please note that a registration processing fee was paid to Eventbrite and is subject to their refund policy. The following refund policy applies:
- More than 3 weeks before the course start date = 100% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 2-3 weeks before the course start date = 75% of tuition will be refunded.
- Between 1-2 weeks before the course start date = 50% of tuition will be refunded.
- Within one week of the course start date = No refund. If you cannot attend the course, you may transfer your registration to a colleague at no additional charge.
No refunds will be given for "no-shows."
SiROC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If this happens, you will be rescheduled to the next available session and given the option to choose from future classes if the rescheduled date does not work for you. No refunds will be issued.

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