Continuing Education

MFRS100 - Medical First Responder

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Course Overview

NAIT’s Medical First Responder (MFR) course will appeal to individuals interested in a career or volunteer opportunities with metro or rural fire rescue services, police, industrial safety sectors, safety and security enforcement officers, and other professions that require MFR expertise. Upon successful completion of this course you will have the essential skills needed to provide first-on-scene basic emergency care to patients before Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrives. Graduates of the course will also be able to provide patient care support once EMS has arrived on scene.

Upon successful completion of this course you will achieve the following certifications: Heart and Stroke Intermediate First Aid, International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Basic Provider, Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider CPR, and Medical First Responder (MFR). NAIT’s MFR Program meets the Edmonton Fire Rescue Services recruitment qualifications and is approved at an Advanced First Aid level by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.

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This course is part of these programs or course groups:

Medical First Responder

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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