Ottawa First Responder & Emergency Medical Responder

Join us for an advanced life-saving training course in Ottawa! Our Professional Responder program includes multiple course levels including First Responder, Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Responder Upgrade, First Responder Recertification and Emergency Medical Responder Recertification.

Each of these courses are designed to teach first responders various skills ranging from CPR to trauma to transporting patients. Learn from our highly-skilled instructors and practice with top-notch equipment. After completing your Professional Responder course with us, you will leave feeling confident in your life-saving skills!

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First Responder – Ottawa

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) – Ottawa

EMR Upgrade – Ottawa

First Responder Recert – Ottawa

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recert – Ottawa

Why Choose Coast2Coast for EMR and FR Training?

Train with instructors who have personal experience working as first responders!
Practice your rescue and resuscitation skills with high-quality training equipment
High equipment – participant ratio
Earn a “Practice-Your-Skills Pass” and attend future EMR courses to practice your hands-on skills at no cost (if you wish to earn a valid certificate, you must register and pay for the course)
Increase your chances of being contacted when applying for future event coverage service positions
At Coast2Coast, we host First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder training courses throughout Ontario unlike other training providers

First Responder

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

The Professional Responder
Responding to the Call
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Assessment
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Shock
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Poisoning
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Special Populations
Crisis Intervention
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Multiple-Casualty Incidents

Requirements:

100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successfully complete minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification:

Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

First Responder Recert

Duration:
20 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
2-day training

Course Content:

The Professional Responder
Responding to the Call
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Assessment
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Shock
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Poisoning
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Special Populations
Crisis Intervention
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Multiple-Casualty Incidents

Requirements:

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross Certification
100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successfully complete minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification:

Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Emergency Medical Responder

Duration:
80 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
8-day training

Course Content:

The Professional Responder
Responding to the Call
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Assessment
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Shock
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Poisoning
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Special Populations
Crisis Intervention
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Transportation
Multiple-Casualty Incidents
Pharmacology
Marine Environment
Workplace

Requirements:

Must be certified in Standard First Aid & CPR-C
100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successfully complete minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification:

Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Emergency Medical Responder Upgrade

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

The Professional Responder
Responding to the Call
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Assessment
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Shock
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Poisoning
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Special Populations
Crisis Intervention
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Transportation
Multiple-Casualty Incidents
Pharmacology
Marine Environment
Workplace

Requirements:

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross Certificate
100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successfully complete minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification:

Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Emergency Medical Responder Recert

Duration:
40 hours teaching time
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
4-day training

Course Content:

The Professional Responder
Responding to the Call
Infection Prevention and Control
Anatomy and Physiology
Assessment
Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
Circulatory Emergencies
Shock
Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue Trauma
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Chest, Abdominal and Pelvic Injuries
Head and Spinal Injuries
Acute and Chronic Illnesses
Poisoning
Environmental Illnesses
Pregnancy, Labour and Delivery
Special Populations
Crisis Intervention
Reaching, Lifting and Extricating Patients
Transportation
Multiple-Casualty Incidents
Pharmacology
Marine Environment
Workplace

Requirements:

Proof of valid First Responder Canadian Red Cross Certificate
100% attendance of the course
75% score on the multiple choice knowledge test
Successful demonstration of required skills
Successfully complete minimum of two practical scenarios (one medical, one trauma)

Certification:

Certificate will be issued, valid for 3 years

Emergency Medical Responder Courses in Ottawa

Coast2Coast is proud to provide Emergency Medical Responder and First Responder training in Ottawa. As a leading provider of Canadian Red Cross First Aid and CPR/AED training, our goal is to instill confidence in our students, preparing them for their careers.

First Responders play a major role in our communities, so it is important that they get the best training possible. While training with Coast2Coast, our students will practice multiple scenarios they may face at work. Learn how to extract a patient from a car accident, practice airway management and oxygen therapy techniques and so much more! Practice using equipment and tools such as backboards, KEDs, full-body sized manikins, nasopharyngeal tubes, etc.

The Professional Responder instructors at Coast2Coast have years of experience, providing our students exceptional training. Learn from paramedics, field medics and more and complete this course approved by the Paramedic Association of Canada.

Private Training - Professional Responder Courses in Ottawa

Do you have a group of eight or more participants? If so, you may be eligible for a private training course! Contact us to set up your group for a private Professional Responder course in Ottawa. Private training creates flexibility for our clients: pick dates that work best with your schedule and choose your training location. We’ll send our certified Canadian Red Cross instructor and equipment to you! Private training includes the following benefits:

Course discounts
Centralized billing and reporting
Easy management
WSIB approved training
Canadian Red Cross certificate, valid for 3 years (BLS – 1 year)

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Videh Sharma

I did the course here and the instructor EZZ was great. Took 9-5 (8 hours) to finish in person training and the day before i finished Theoretical part!

Selina was an amazing instructor for First Aid and CPR. She shared many stories from her career to make the lessons entertaining and relevant. Her sense of humour made the material more interesting, and she made everyone in the class feel involved. A great experience overall.

Geetha Arun

W Tariq

The coast to coast Red Cross Standard First Aid & training was both comprehensive and engaging. The instructor demonstrated exceptional expertise, blending clear instruction with hands-on practice, ensuring every participant felt confident and capable. Their professionalism and enthusiasm made the learning experience truly outstanding.

Hendra Iriawan Oey

Anne is a very good trainer. Very knowledgeable and clear in giving the explanation.

Salah Mehdawi

Dr. Adel at Mississauga office is very knowledgeable and an amazing teacher. I had First Aid/ CPR and it was a fruitful session. Thank you very much.

Ragheda Karoony

I will thanks Mr Ali for amazing information he shared with us, we learned a lot from him.

Response from the owner: Hey Ragheda! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Eman Ibrahim

Great class instructed by Adel. The instructor did a wonderful job at keeping the class very engaging and interactive. Learned a lot from the class.

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Madeeha Khawaja

I enjoyed the session. Our instructor , Adil was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Lovepreet Singh

Great experience and great place to learn about first aid related information. Great teacher mr. Adil

Jennifer Wildsmith

I’ve been doing this course for 23 years and this has, by far, been the most engaging and enjoyable. Scott was amazing and really had a way of teaching the material in a relevant and educational way. Will definitely be doing my recert with Coast to Coast/Red Cross.

Response from the owner: Hey Jennifer! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We can’t wait to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Luna Hamade

I had my recertification CPR with an experienced instructor Selina Rawe her class was full with useful information that enriched my practice I love her way of learning she is really amazing and I will remember her class and information always.Thank you Selina

Diem Baldry

Selina was the best instructor I ever had for this course. Her work experience as a search and rescue volunteer made the course very engaging. She was enthusiastic, took her time explaining the answers to my questions. I highly recommend her. She made it fun.

shahzad ahmad

They are the best. My instructor was excellent. She explained everything in detail. We also had a lot of time to practice. Thank you so much.

Response from the owner: Hey Shahzad! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Harleen Kaur

Good experience… class was interesting and instructor was very intelligent and humble

Response from the owner: Hi Harleen! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Gur Priya

Rajeev is a perfect instructor. Explained everything very clearly.

Response from the owner: Hi Gur! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great training course with Rajeev as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! Hope to see you soon for your next training. Stay safe!

Gurkiran Sanghera

Great learning experience with Rajeev! Very informative and easy to understand. Will definitely be returning in the future. Thank you!

Response from the owner: Hey Gurkiran! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. We can’t wait to see you again for recertification! Stay safe.

Jyoti Malhotra

Wonderful classes and very informative and very helpful and professional.

Response from the owner: Jyoti, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Lakshika Lakshika

Response from the owner: Lakshika, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Shashank Reddy Gudikati

The best coach ever, Ezz.

Response from the owner: Shashank, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Krejjy M

Response from the owner: Hey Krejjy! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

RIDA GHANI

It was really informative and fun!!

Response from the owner: Hey Rida! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Raydelle Irene

Great class experience for Standard First Aid & CPR/AED with Mohamed Ezz! Everything was clearly explained and demonstrated. All material was presented in a way that was easy to follow along and our group was interactive which made the day fun. I would highly recommend this course!

Response from the owner: Hey Raydelle! Your review and recommendation is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a Standard First Aid & CPR/AED training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Elham Sadik Ahmad

Thank you Rajeev. You are a great instructor.

Response from the owner: Hey Elham! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Melly Blair

This instructor was amazing. He is very patient and detailed in hia explanation. Usually I’m nervous during CPR courses but Rajeev made me feel relaxed and confident. The best course yet! I’ll be doing all of my courses with him in the future.

Response from the owner: Hey Melly! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent CPR training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Charu Dabas

A very informative and interactive session.All concepts were explained in detail.The instructor was thorough with the concepts and made everyone participate throughout the class.

Response from the owner: Charu, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Juliana Aya Blay

Best instructor 🥰

Response from the owner: Hey Juliana! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Vivek Malhotra

Response from the owner: Hey Vivek! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

lizhen wang

This BLS training class is informative, well organized, and clearly delivered.

Response from the owner: Hey Lizhen! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you in BLS, someone who can save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Yen

Bls course with prabhjot was great. She’s very interactive and informative. She will answer any questions you have.

Response from the owner: Hi Yen! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent BLS training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you next year for recertification! Stay safe.

Jasmin Fong

We had Prabhjot as our instructor and she was very informative and attentive to our questions 🙂

Response from the owner: Jasmin, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

priyanka patel

Response from the owner: Priyanka, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Bia Picone

The course was very good. It gave an understanding about many situations in which First Aiders can help and how. The class with Selina was very fun and instructive, and we had chances to practice!

Response from the owner: Bia, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

james an

The course was very well run, and specifically the instructor Ali was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and very kind. He provided great instruction and answered all our questions clearly. I had a great learning experience and obtained many practical skills, I will be coming back when I need to recertify. Thank you Ali and C2C!

Response from the owner: Hey James! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We can’t wait to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Nukunu

Had a great time taking this certification training. Selina was a fantastic and charismatic instructor who kept the material interesting and engaging. Would definitely recommend taking this training especially if Selina is your instructor.

Response from the owner: Hi Nukunu! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Sarah Chen

My experience today was amazing!

Response from the owner: Hey Sarah! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Soo Katuramu

I have only ravings for the instructor Ali for the amazing job he did covering all bases on this course. The online course is quite intense but really worth it. Ali made the course material bery relevant and easier to understand.One thing is the 30 questions are very good but one question had me tripping! Please remove trick questions. Mental illness is a relatively new tooic and I think better questioning would help people understand that that too can be a ‘life-threatening’ situation to urge people to call 911 instead of only EMPATHY being a priority.

Response from the owner: Hi Soo! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We appreciate your feedback regarding the material about mental health and we will look into it. These are questions created by the Canadian Red Cross. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Simana Thapa

Response from the owner: Hi Simana! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Axhorn Contracting

Response from the owner: Thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

isha KALATHIYA

I did first aid and cpr course with Rajeev and it was an amazing experience. He’s great very thorough and fun.

Response from the owner: Isha, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Paolo Recio

Great class! Rajeev is an amazing instructor

Response from the owner: Hey Paolo! Your review is greatly appreciated. We’re glad you took action and completed a safety training course! You never know when an emergency will occur whether that’s at home, at work or while you’re out shopping. Thank you for choosing Coast2Coast! We certainly hope to see you again in the near future for recertification. Stay safe!

Jazz Dhillon

i really appreciate your service.

Response from the owner: Hey Jazz! We strive to offer the best training experience possible, and that is why your review is very important to us! We’re so glad we were able to train you, someone who could potentially save a life in the future. Thanks for choosing Coast2Coast to learn life-saving skills. We hope to see you soon for recertification. Stay safe!

Rupinder Toor

Response from the owner: Thanks for your amazing review, Rupinder! We hope you had a great training experience. If you have any questions about the information that you learned, please do not hesitate to reach out! Our team would be happy to clarify any skills you’ve learned. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

deep kaur

Response from the owner: Hi Deep! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Camryn Biggs

I enjoyed this course, the instructor was engaging, encouraging and thorough.

Response from the owner: Hi Camryn! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

jennifer miguel

Azra is an excellent teacher and you can learn very well

Response from the owner: Hi Jennifer! We would like to thank you on behalf of our team for trusting us with your training needs. We’re happy to see that you enjoyed your recent training course with us. Emergencies can happen at any time and we’re glad you took the steps to become more prepared. We hope you learned a lot and left feeling confident in your life-saving skills. See you soon for recertification! Stay safe.

Mayurre Sripathy

Great course! And has an amazing instructor. We all loved Azra! Very thorough, easy to understand and always ensured we were all on track.

Response from the owner: Mayurre, thanks for leaving your fantastic review! We’re very happy that you had an enjoyable training course with us. Anyone can be a hero and now you’re ready to save a life since you have completed a safety training course with us! Hope to see you again for recertification. Stay safe!

Kavinitha Uthayakumaran

Good experience! Efficient BLS class, our instructor was Azra and she did a great job! Will definitely come here again 🙂

Response from the owner: Hi Kavinitha! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We’re absolutely thrilled that you had such a great BLS training course with Azra as your instructor. We aim to provide the best learning experience possible and hope you left feeling confident in your life-saving skills! If you have any questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to contact us! We can’t wait to see you again for your next training. Stay safe!

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