FIRE 140 - Emergency Medical Responder

1. Receive training essential to taking the state certification written examination for First Responder level pre-hospital care.
2. Receive training essential to taking the state certification skills examination for First Responder level pre-hospital care.
3. Assess and treat, with confidence, a host of trauma and illness issues.
4. Provide quality pre-hospital medical care to the community.

1. A review of laws pertinent to pre-hospital emergency care of the sick and injured person.
2. Professionalism in the field.
3. Airway assessment and field management techniques.
4. Breathing assessment and field management techniques.
5. Bleeding control.
6. Shock assessment and field management techniques.
7. Administration of oxygen, typical delivery systems, and field protocols.
8. Assessment, cleansing, bandaging and splinting of wounds and fractures.
9. Assessment and treatment of burns in the field setting.
10. Chemical and hazardous materials injuries and their treatment. 
11. Environmental injuries.
12. Cervical-spinal protection from falls and trauma.
13. Assessment, management and treatment of heart attack, cerebrovascular attack, diabetes emergencies, closed system injuries, and other classic illnesses and injuries.
14. Transportation of the sick and/or injured patient from the field to the hospital setting.
15. Working with other health-care professionals and emergency responders.