Accessibility, equity, integrity & accountability
Consistency, safety, high professional standards
Evidence-based, scenario driven learning
Real-world readiness over checkbox certification
Our Values
Our Story
Raising the standard of first aid training
Emergency Edge First Aid was created to replace checkbox certification with immersive, scenario-driven learning that actually prepares people for real emergencies. We specialize in advanced, wilderness, and professional responder courses, delivered with professional rigor, modern methods, and a mobile-first model that reaches underserved communities across BC and Alberta.
Experienced with neurodivergent learners
LGBT+ Friendly
100% Woman owned and operated
About
Informed by experience. Focused on what works.
Patchouli O’Donovan is a Canadian Red Cross–certified instructor with a BSc in Outdoor Education and Risk Management, bringing over a decade of experience in outdoor education, risk management, and social services across two continents.
After a workplace injury made previous roles unsustainable, she shifted her focus, returning to experiential, scenario-driven teaching grounded in confidence, competence, and real-world readiness.
Her goal is to improve the quality and accessibility of first aid training in Western Canada by replacing lecture-based courses, expanding access for rural communities, and establishing both a permanent training space and a mobile classroom to deliver high-quality, hands-on learning wherever it’s needed.
Patchouli is a Red Cross Training Partner and a certified instructor of the following Canadian Red Cross Courses:
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Basic (Emergency), Intermediate (Standard) First Aid and Advanced First Aid
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Marine First Aid and Marine Advanced First Aid
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CPR A, B, C and AED
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Basic Life Support with Oxygen Therapy and Airway Management
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Remote and Wilderness First Aid
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Wilderness First Responder
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First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder
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Mental Health First Aid