• Pre-requisite: A CPR certification with AED (automated external defibrillator) exposure taken within the past 2 years - Proof is required
• Certification from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Quebec
• 3-4 hour course
• 3-year certification
• Target population: Parents, teachers, daycare employees, lifeguards, corporate and community groups, etc.
   

Course content:

• Understand the causes and mechanisms of anaphylaxis
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction
• Know the protocols for epinephrine administration
• Know the actions to take and the secondary effects of epinephrine
• Choose the right dose according to weight
• Know how to use an auto-injector

This course was designed with the intent of teaching individuals how to recognize an anaphylactic reaction in someone who is NOT KNOWN as allergic.

Auto-injectors can now be bought by schools, day camps, daycares, etc. without a prescription. According to the law, they may only be used by those who have followed this course.