Chase McEachern Act (Heart Defibrillator Civil Liability)

Attached you will find the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Fact Sheet regarding this Bill.

ontario\MofH Fact Sheet - Bill 171.pdf

You can access the The Health System Improvements Act, 2007 where the Chase McEachern Act is detailed under Section N, pages 149 and 150 and is briefly mentioned on page 12 through the link below:

(PLEASE MAKE NOTE: THIS IS A LARGE DOCUMENT SO PLEASE PRINT ONLY PAGES 149 & 150)
www.ontla.on.ca/bills/bills-files/38_Parliament/Session2/b171.pdf

 November 2007

First Aid & Water Safety Bulletin

Important Mandatory Changes to Standard & Emergency First Aid Course Content

Effective immediately, the Canadian Red Cross, Ontario Zone, will implement mandatory changes to Standard and Emergency First Aid courses.

When the 2005 ILCOR Guidelines were introduced last year, it became necessary for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to perform a first aid provider program review. Each province maintains a different set of guidelines for first aid training, and the content of our Standard and Emergency First Aid courses has been modified to meet WSIBs first aid standards.

Changes were made to the content of the Emergency First Aid (EFA) course and consequently day one of the Standard First Aid (SFA) course. Changes affect course content only. The time frame to teach an EFA and SFA course remains the same. If time is allocated accordingly, there is ample time in an EFA and SFA course to accommodate the additional detail required.

As a reminder, the must knows for each chapter of the Emergency and Standard First Aid courses must be covered according to the guidelines found in the Instructor Manual.

All Red Cross branches and Authorized Providers are required to adopt these changes effective immediately.

Please find attached a table with detailed information on the required changes.

ontario\Chart-Mandatory Changes to EFA&SFA Course Content  Nov 2007.pdf