One of the Best Courses I’ve ever been to. Thank you!
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Debbie Chéné, Primary Care Paramedic
First Aid CPR/AED Instructor
(HSA) Health & Safety Administrator
debbie@debcosafety.ca
403-710-0566
Customized On-Site Training – OHS Compliant CSA Standard Z1210-17 First Aid Training for the workplace
Testimonials
Ms. Debbie is a terrific instructor. I love how hands on this course was. She kept the class motivated, active, interesting and fun at the same time. I finished the course feeling completely confident with what I learned.
Very well presented. Gives a good sense of knowledge to follow a method, and then meet a challenge.
Debbie is an amazing teacher of First Aid, she makes it fun and enjoyable to learn. It’s very hands on and engaging.
Great course! It was very engaging and focused on key points that I will actually remember.
Great course! love the personal touch of your interaction and prop introductions. Your use of professionalism and humour tie together perfectly. Awesome!!
Great course and presentation! Easy to digest information.
I loved the final skills tests as it helped me apply the lessons that we just tackled and the instructor was calm and witty.
Fantastic course! Debbie was great and engaging. She kept everyone on their toes!
Very good mix of hands on scenario’s and slides. Kept the course engaging & informative.
This course helped me be more confident to help others in need!
The course was great and easy to stay engaged. I learned about some new first aid equipment that I want to add to my kit! Thanks alot!
Well presented course!
I enjoyed the hands-on exercises with real situations. Best First Aid course I have attended!
Loved her way of teaching, enthusiasm and the Jeopardy game. Overall the course was fantastic!
Thanks for the best first aid course I have ever had! Loved the real scenarios and thinking through the skills.
Best course yet! Great scenario training. Awesome Job!
Best First Aid instructor I’ve ever had!
Enjoyed the real life scenarios related to our environment.
Great instructional techniques – questioning, role play, visuals. Very high level of student engagement!
Debbie’s first aid class is very hands-on and interactive. Deb takes the time to explain and show you how to properly apply first aid.
Super great course! I feel like I learned so much and am feeling much more confident in my ability to provide first aid. Thank you!
Amazing course! Incredible instructor!
The class was great! The scenarios and jeopardy session was a great way to combine everything that was learned during the morning.
Awesome course! Kept us engaged.
Debbie, Thanks again for the wonderful training session. We all enjoyed it and learned so much!
Fun & enjoyable course! I learned a lot and feel more prepared!
It was absolutely interesting! I never realized how important first aid is. I was very thankful that you gave personal stories of situations that you came upon. I thought it must’ve been very hard for you to talk about them. So I want to thank you for sharing. Honestly I have no negative points at all. I’m very grateful that you have chosen this path it really does show your passion.
Great class! Thank you for being so thorough.
One of the best hands-on interactive First Aid Courses I have done!! Great job Debbie!
Deb is very knowledgeable and willing to give feedback about any question and/or situation. Enjoyable and absolutely educational!
Awesome! Great Course! Loved the scenarios and keeping us engaged!
Very informative – exceeded my expectations.
This was the best First Aid course I’ve ever been in! You kept our attention – good job! Thank you!
Awesome class! Very fun!
Loved this course! Scenarios & Jeopardy helped solidify learning…blended structure is nice. Thank you! 🙂
It was fun and immersive!
Debbie was very engaging and knowledgeable. Really enjoyed the story telling!
I needed this information to help my co-workers and my kids. I received the information I needed to help both! 🙂 Thank you!
I loved Deb’s passion for helping participants understand and feel confident when in emergency situations to be able to administer first aid when necessary. Deb made it fun with games and was able to handle off topic situations and helped people get back on track, so time was not wasted!
Great course! The use of props to make scenarios more realistic was great!
I really learned a lot in this course and feel confident I can do something if a situation happens in front of me. I appreciate Debbie, you are amazing!
Great course! The time just flew by! Deb kept it interesting by having lots of practice and different situations that might occur.
Fantastic instruction. Covered everything and more! Lots of practical – Thanks!
What a difference creativity makes! Our employees are used to the same old First Aid Class where they can hardly wait for it to end. Debco’s training class was unique in presentation, using props to create realistic trauma situations. As a result the employees were more engaged in the class and all walked away feeling like they actually received quality training. For the first time the word to other employees will be “you should take that training if you can” not, “it was just the same boring training we always get”. Thank you Debco – you are “FIRST CLASS” with Blue-Con Excavating Ltd.
Great course. Not boring – good information. Well done!
10/10 class. Great instructor and skills!
I enjoyed the scenarios and how they allow you to see what things would be like in a real life emergency setting. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot!!
Thanks for the training! I appreciated all the hands on real life scenarios that gave me more confidence for reacting in a real life scenario!
Awesome Class! Very practical. I loved the real life cases. The instructor was very knowledgeable and fun – Strongly recommend it! Thank you for a great class – learned a lot!
I learned a lot! very interesting stuff!
Fantastic course! Really enjoyed it and learned a ton! 🙂
Thank you for a great experience with First Aid. I have taken the course a few times and found yours to be the most knowledgeable, interactive and overall best learning experience. Best First Aid I have taken!
Great Class! Best I’ve ever been to.
Working case scenarios was a brilliant way to set examples!
I really enjoyed how interactive the class is!
Thanks for the awesome 2 days of instruction!
Awesome course! Easily understood – great instructors!
Excellent engagement of class!
This course helped me greatly. My understanding of medical knowledge has improved and I am more confident to engage when someone needs help.
Debbie is absolutely amazing! Extremely professional and knowledgeable. Great to have a member of the Cottonwood family teaching us skills! 🙂
Thanks again for a really enjoyable class!
Excellent course! I feel much more confident in being able to provide emergency aid.
The best first aid course I have taken! Very interactive and loved doing the scenarios.
Wonderful energy and very engaging! 🙂
Awesome job!, Well done.
Great energy! Interesting and relatable real world stories.
Great course! Fun, not dry!
Best class ever! Very interactive.
Thank you again for training our guys. There was a lot of positive feedback for the way you presented the material!
Deb was fantastic! Great course, fun & Informative! Will do it again!
Very informative and interactive course!
Deb was a great instructor! Lots of fun, good information. Made learning first aid enjoyable.
Very engaging and kept the room loose. Was excellent!
I loved the opportunities for hands-on learning and talking through problems with others.
Wow! What a great course. I had never taken a first aid course before and I was shocked with what I didn’t know. Debbie was a great instructor, the scenarios were realistic, and it truly gets you prepared for situations you can encounter any day. It was also incredible timing as I was preparing to be a new dad and I feel so much better (same with his mom) having this training before he was born just in case anything were to happen. I highly recommend Debbie for this course and your confidence will increase after you take it.
Thank you!
Thank you for making today fun, interesting and skill/confidence developing. Truly excellent!!
I really enjoyed the scenarios that were created!
Fantastic course! Fun with the scenarios and props. Jeopardy game was a blast too!
Great course! great practical life experiences.
I really enjoyed this course. Over the years I have taken several First Aid/CPR courses and this one is by far my favorite. Debbie kept it interesting and engaging with lots of hands on demonstrations and practice.
Great class! Would recommend to anyone.
Deb was able to bring first aid to life with great hands-on exercises and great interaction from start to finish. People learn in a variety of ways and Deb used multiple complementary methods to keep us engaged, she added humour and personal experience, and made the two days a great investment for us all. Well done!
Thank you so much for the wonderful training. I have been taking First Aid Training since 1990 and I was very impressed with your delivery style and engagement performance. This was by far my most enjoyable class!
Applying what we learned into scenario situations was awesome! I hear…I may forget, I see…I may remember, when I apply the skills…I do understand!
Thanks for making us hero’s!
I really liked the individual scenarios that tested all the skills together. Really great!
Very good class, liked the hands on training the best – gives you better confidence in acting in a true situation. Great Job Deb!
An incredibly huge thank you to Debbie for the course that she provided our employees with! She made it fun and gave us real life scenarios. You can tell she was passionate about the information, and all of us walked away confident in our abilities to help administer first aid.
We had an amazing day with Debbie. She made the subject matter easier to understand and not so overwhelming. I felt she gave us 110% and did a great job! I highly recommend Debbie’s class.
The class was fun and very engaging! I learned a lot.
Very informative fun class. Thank you!
Very in depth and hands-on. I gained knowledge and more confidence in the important skills of First Aid.
I loved how hands-on the course was, especially the scenarios.
This was a great First Aid Training course! I loved the real world scenarios and that Deb made examples related to our office.
It was engaging and I wasn’t dying of boredom. Best CPR course I’ve ever done!
Loved the course! Have taken multiple First Aid courses and this one was by far, the most fun and engaging. I really appreciated the focus on practical learning and scenarios.
Best course I’ve taken so far! Engaging and informative!
Thanks again for a great First Aid class! It was wonderful to be able to do it with the staff on site, and I enjoyed your personal twist and delivery of the content.
This was the funnest First Aid course I’ve ever taken! Great refresher, Thanks!
The course was presented in a very interactive and intuitive manner. Very well done!
Extremely helpful for all types of scenarios, work and life!
Doing the practical scenarios was fun and a great way to learn – instead of pure classroom.
Very engaging! Enjoyed it a lot.
Fantastic energy! Great lessons learned – I enjoyed it a lot! Thanks Debco.
Awesome Class! A+
Great class, very informative and lots of knowledge shared!!
Thanks again for your hard work in putting on an excellent and successful course!
Our first aid training was interactive, relevant, and fun. Debbie used multiple learning methods to ensure we all left feeling confident as first aid responders. Our work place is now a lot safer should we ever have to deal with a medical emergency.
Well done Debco Safety!
The class was great! Deb & Devan were clear & thorough and made it fun for us all! Thank you for your time today.
I think first aid should be like riding a bicycle or learning to swim; you should only need to learn it once in your lifetime – This class was very good! Loved it!! 🙂
Really great presentation with lots of relevant scenarios and info. Really liked the personality of the instructors, the humor and for providing us with real life demonstrations!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you putting on the course for us on such short notice. It was fantastic!
Catapult Environmental Inc. recently contracted Debbie Chene to conduct an in-house Red Cross First Aid/CPR Training. Catapult incorporates safety as a core value in our daily operations, and would like to thank Debbie for what I believe as one of the best real life First Aid Training/CPR courses I have ever taken in my 20+ years in the oil and gas sector. Debbie was able to bring the training to a level that I know will impact and potentially save a life. Her training made it simple to remember what’s truly important for a First Aider, the ABC’s.
Thank you Debbie for your training expertise and impacting each and everyone at Catapult Environmental Inc. Your course has given us both the basic skills and the confidence to potentially change the outcome of an unfortunate event.
To be honest, I am really happy with you and very thankful for all the information.
Debbie kept the class interesting with plenty of practical skills & scenario demonstrations. Great class!!
Great Course! Informative, absorbed lots of info & confidence in First Aid.
Kept the class fun while still providing life changing knowledge.
Thank you Debbie 🙂 This was great, very interesting & engaging. Not a “snooze-fest”, like I have heard about other courses! You have great energy!
Great Job! By far the best Instructor I’ve had for any training session.
It certainly was a pleasure to have such a wonderful trainer that maintained focus, clarified with examples, and was able to teach a variety of skills using scenarios while maintaining a level of fun.
The approach to training was fun and became a great team builder at the same time. I would not hesitate to recommend Debbie to others and certainly feel more confident using these skills after attending this course
Course is highly informative. Instructor is highly skilled and knowledgeable!
I loved the interaction in the class!
Debbie is an excellent instructor! Very informed & professional.
I thought the class was awesome!
Great Teacher! Great Course!
Great Class and well taught! I liked the examples that we had to deal with on the spot.
I’m not usually one for interactive courses, but Debbie was pretty good at making the class comfortable.
I have taken first aid training numerous times, but thoroughly enjoyed the first aid training you provided. You utilized a variety of unique training methods that were fun and effective. I really enjoyed and appreciated the real life scenarios that everyone participated in. I definitely feel more confident in my abilities to perform first aid.
You were super energetic and great to learn from!
Very engaging and light mood for a very enjoyable course!!
When entering the room and meeting Debbie the instructor, she made the class feel warm and made it easy to learn with the subjects at hand. When asked a question about something, if she didn’t have the answer, she would have it pretty quick. She is very easy to deal with and also made it fun to learn. I had never taken first aid before, and I felt it was focused on the topics of first aid and learning how to save someone’s life when needed. Debbie is a great teacher and has a lot of information in the matters of first aid. She knows how to slow someone down to ensure the student knows what to do without panicking when someone needs help. I would take the course again if Debbie was the trainer.
Course was informational and taught in an engaging and fun manner. The speed and level of information was perfect for a recertification course!
The course was very well put together. Deb was organized, provided unique training strategies, ensuring the day provided complete knowledge & fun!
I really enjoyed how she explained everything and made it really easy and fun. Really caught my attention on ways to save someone’s life.
This was the best first aid I’ve attended. It was more detailed, hands-on and lively!
Debbie is a great teacher! She made the course fun and not boring. Very patient and I learned a lot! Thank you.
Very good class! learned lots! Loved the in-action group work!
The course involved everyone to participate which made it fun and easy to learn. It was a great experience!
Great course! Good job Debbie! Fun & informative. Love the blended learning program.
Amazing interaction in class! Lots of fun, yet knowledgeable!
Best Class teacher ever!!
Great Class! with review and highlights on major safety points.
Loved all the interaction and enthusiasm! 🙂
Great course, excellent instruction, very enjoyable and well worth taking!
Great Enthusiasm, great examples, cool attitude; very tolerant of horseplay which ironically made folks listen more.
The course was great! Fun and informative. Amazing Instructor!
Fantastic & enthusiastic instructor! Highly recommended.
Firstly, I would like to thank Debbie for the fantastic session that was delivered – I was really impressed. Debbie was very friendly, and it was obvious that she was extremely knowledgeable and confident in delivery of the session and answering any questions that were given to her. The length of the training was perfect, and she was able to keep everyone engaged. I feel very confident about what I have learnt. The training was well delivered by Debbie and tailored to meet my need and she kept it fun and interactive.
Class was great! Best First Aid course I’ve attended!
The course was excellent! One of the best I’ve had in years!
The best first aid class in 17 years!
Our day of emergency first aid Training with Debbie couldn’t have gone better. The presentation of the curriculum was fun, very applicable, and informative on many levels. Our staff left feeling confident in what to do in a variety of emergency situations. Debbie is an excellent teacher and is passionate about her role in providing high level training.
Excellent teacher! Helpful and comprehensive with good group interaction!
Super fun class. Very interactive!
Practical aspect was hard to forget!
Great visual representation on First Aid, good active reenactments and fun to learn!
Blue-Con Excavating Ltd. ordered and received the HeartSine Samaritan PAD SAM 350P for our office and shop workers. It is extremely easy to use and is a great value for the peace of mind we now have. The training provided to our entire team was clear and helpful for all levels of experience in first aid. While we hope we never have to use it, the entire staff feels comfortable knowing we have this potential life saving device so easily accessible.
Debbie makes the course interesting & enjoyable. Encourages questions and is extremely engaging. Her personal experiences add to the effectiveness. Thank you!
Great course! Debbie is always upbeat and keeps us involved in the course.
Instructor was extremely knowledgeable, made the course super fun, interesting and motivating!
One of the Best First Aid classes! Very interactive. Hit all of the important points and kept me involved.
Loved the use of props and intricate scenarios!
Great instructor! Amazing use of props & scenarios!