Right Reaction’s company policies for First Aid Training & Swim Lessons, including cancellations, rescheduling, fees and more are found on our Policies page.  Click the link at the bottom left side of any page as well.

First Responder (FR) is the first level of advanced training.  It is a 40 hour course.  You must have CPR C or Standard First Aid C in order to take First Responder.  Full course details are on the First Responder page.

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) is the highest level of advanced training.  It is an 80 hour course.  Full course details are on the Emergency Medical Responder page.

*Right Reaction offers EMR in two parts – First Responder (40 hrs) and EMR Upgrade/Bridge (40 hrs) to achieve the EMR certification.

EMR = 80 hours
FR (40 hrs) + EMRU (40 hrs) = EMR (80 hrs)

You must take First Responder & EMR Upgrade/Bridge to achieve the EMR certification.

You can take:
a) First Responder course (40 hrs) and then
b) EMR Upgrade course (40 hrs) to achieve the EMR certification

EMR = 80 hours
FR (40 hrs) + EMRU (40 hrs) = EMR (80 hrs)

You can take:
EMR Upgrade course (40 hrs)

Note:

• You must email a picture/copy of your unexpired Red Cross First Responder card to brad@rightreaction.ca to show proof.

You can re-certify by taking:
EMR Recert course (40 hrs)

Note:

• You must email a picture/copy of your unexpired Red Cross First Responder card to brad@rightreaction.ca to show proof.
• You must bring your Red Cross EMR certification card & Emergency Care Manual

You will need to take:
a) First Responder course (40 hrs) and/or
b) EMR Upgrade course (40 hrs)

Email a picture of your certification card to brad@rightreaction.ca.

Blended Learning is a blended course – 50% ONLINE + 50% IN-CLASS.
You can take:
a) Blended Standard First Aid & CPR/AED course (8 hrs online + 7 hrs in-class).
b) Blended Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED course (4 hrs online + 4 hrs in-class).
c) Blended CPR/AED course (Level C – 3 hrs online + 2 hrs in-class).

No.  There’s no such thing as just a First Aid course.
ALL Red Cross First Aid Courses include CPR/AED training.  You can take:
a) Standard First Aid & CPR/AED course (15 hrs).
b) Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED course (8 hrs).

CPR/AED can be taken independently.
c) CPR/AED course (Level C -5 hrs/Level A – 4 hrs).

i) Level A CPR/AED (4 hrs) teaches Adult skills only (Choking/CPR/AED).
ii) Level C CPR/AED (5 hrs) teaches Adult|Child|Baby skills (Choking/CPR/AED).
iii) Level BLS CPR/AED (6 hrs) teaches Level C CPR/AED skills PLUS advanced skills (Oxygen, Airways, BVM’s, Jaw Thrust, & more).

You can take:
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED (same level) recertification course (8 hrs)
Previous certification MUST be an unexpired Red Cross certification.

No.  If your certification is expired, you can take:
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED course (15 hrs).

No.  If your certification is from another first aid training agency, you cannot take a Red Cross recertification course.  You can take:
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED course (15 hrs).

There are 3 levels of Wilderness First Aid Training:
1. Remote First Aid Course (RFA) = 20 hrs
2. Wilderness First Aid Course (WFA) = 40 hrs
3. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) = 80 hrs

There is no prerequisite for the Remote First Aid Course (RFA) (20 hrs) OR the Wilderness First Aid Course (WFA) (40 hrs).
However, if you have the RFA (20 hrs) course, you can take the WFA Bridge/Upgrade (20 hrs) course.
RFA (20 hrs) + WFA Bridge/Upgrade (20 hrs) = WFA (40 hrs)
*Must be Red Cross RFA course to upgrade

No.  BOTH Red Cross Remote & Wilderness First Aid Courses include Standard First Aid & CPR/AED content.  You can take:
a) RFA course (20 hrs).
b) WFA course (40 hrs).

Both levels of Red Cross Remote & Wilderness First Aid Courses include outdoor time, but do not require camping.
a) RFA course includes 25-50% of the course in a non-urban setting.
b) WFA course includes 50%+ of the course in a non-urban setting.

Red Cross RFA/WFA courses are first aid courses that deal with alternative environments (Wilderness & Remote).  This is NOT a wilderness survival course or like some of the TV shows you may have seen (ie. Bear Grylls, Naked & Afraid, Survivor, etc).

We WILL NOT be:
Starting fires from scratch.
Building huts from trees we cut down.
Boiling or filtering water from nature.

We WILL be:
Practicing a variety of first aid skills while in a natural environment.
Using supplies from our backpacks (ie tarps & rope) to create a temporary shelter for an injured person.
Learning to make decisions using our judgement while considering the natural challenges.

YES!  Multiple Right Reaction Swim Instructors have a backyard pool at their home.  You are welcome to do lessons at one of our pools.  Please select the location that you would prefer – Hamilton | Ancaster | Burlington – from the menu and fill out a registration form with your preferred options.

Right Reaction recommends that swimmers are comfortable in the water with and without goggles. When first learning, it is important for swimmers to be able to put their face in the water and blow bubbles without goggles.  Instructors may request that swimmers perform certain skills without goggles.  When swimmers enter the higher levels that require them to swim multiple lengths of the pool, they can wear goggles.  It is preferred that the goggles cover their eyes and are not masks that cover the mouth and nose, as blowing bubbles through the mouth and the nose is a requirement of swimming.

Right Reaction recommends 45 minute lessons for swimmers at Swim Kids Level 3 or higher.
Right Reaction recommends 1 hour lessons for swimmers at Swim Kids Level 8, 9, 10 or for multiple students in the same lessons.

Right Reaction’s full cancellation policy including inclement weather, client cancellation and Right Reaction cancellation are available on the policies page. Please ensure you take a moment to review our policy.

Right Reaction recommends that swimmers bring:

• your bathing suit
• a towel (or two)
• goggles (if necessary)
• sunscreen

During lessons, swimmers will not use:

• puddle jumpers
• water wings
• flotation devices
• lifejackets/PFD’s (only used for specific skills)

1)  RETURNING CLIENTS: If you have your report card from last year, please provide it for us. We like to use the same report cards, so you can see your progress from one level to the next.  It also gives us the reminders of what the swimmer has done well and what they need to work on.

2) NEW CLIENTS: Right Reaction will provide a report card for each student at the end of the set of lessons.

PayPal is our safe, secure, payment processing service.  You can pay with PayPal if you have a PayPal account OR you can pay with any major Credit Card.
1. Select course dates (and option if necessary) & ‘Add to Cart.’
2. Click ‘Continue to PayPal.’
3. Follow the prompts to enter your info.
4. Select the ‘Pay with Credit Card’ option under ‘Pay with PayPal.’

There are 3 common errors:
1. The billing address MUST match the address that your credit card bill is registered to.
2. The postal code is different than the billing address.
3. There is a spelling error or you entered an incorrect card # or expiry date.

You can pay by e-transfer.  Please email brad@rightreaction.ca to confirm your total and get a password for payment.

Bring a friend to any First Aid, CPR/AED, BLS, Wilderness First Aid, First Responder or EMR course and get $10 off per person.
Use coupon code:

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