Update - Expired First Aid Training Certificates

Expired First Aid Training Certificates Effective September 15, 2020 St. John Ambulance Alberta will no longer honour a grace period for recertification of expired first aid certificates or extended completion period of the blended in-class assessments for certification. Six of our seven St. John Training Centres are now open in the Province. Our Fort McMurray location is currently providing classes in a temporary location due to flood damage to our Training Centre.

Resumption of in-class training - Covid-19

St. John Ambulance is pleased to announce our business resumption plan for in-class training. Starting on May 25, 2020, our Edmonton location will be piloting the in-class training in accordance with the policies and guidance from the Province of Alberta. On June 1, we will continue a phased-in approach across our other 6 locations.

Life Saving Solutions

St. John Ambulance and AEDMAP have partnered to develop and deliver a comprehensive public AED registry app to Canadians. AED Mapping will provide a public AED registry that utilizes google maps to display AED’s in the vicinity of the emergency.

Features include:

• AED Location Registration
• Search and locate an AED nearby
• Defibrillators FAQ
• CPR tutorial
• Worldwide emergency number automatic detection
• Emergency mode with CPR help
• Available on Google Play and Apple Store
• Free to the general public

In Canada someone experiences a cardiac arrest every thirteen minutes. Early recognition, CPR and use of an AED can increase the odds of survival by 75 per cent or more. The Save A Life app from St. John Ambulance-Alberta Council is supported by the AEDMAP database, wherein Canadian organizations with an AED can register their device. In the event of an emergency, general public or Emergency Services can utilize the application to locate the nearest AED, saving precious seconds.

Save A Life’s core focus is centered on improving the odds of survival of those in an emergency by locating the closest AED.

AED registry is populated in two ways:

Company self registration of their own AED’s

Crowd sourced by allowing the public to report the location of defibrillators

Other features

•FAQ’s about First Aid and CPR

About St. John Ambulance

Since 1883 St. John Ambulance has provided Canadians with the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art First Aid and CPR training. With programs for business, individuals and communities St. John Ambulance first aid and CPR courses provide life-saving skills and support to communities across Canada.

About AEDMAP

AEDMAP is a French company with offices in Paris, Toronto and Dubai. Founded by emergency physician Paul Dardel in 2012, AEDMAP specializes in AED mapping and monitoring solutions. Staying Alive, the company’s free mapping app is to date available in eighteen languages, has been downloaded over a million times, and currently lists 80,000 AED’s worldwide. AEDMAP has deployed versions of their critically important app with EMS providers in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland and the UAE; St. John Ambulance is pleased to bring the release to Canada.