40-Hour First Responder

Course Length: 40 hours

This course develops highly trained individuals with the skills necessary to begin assessing and caring for patients at the scene of injury or illness. This class basis its format on the USDOT First Responder National Standard curriculum as well as the recent projections made by the National Association of EMS Educators who has studied the strength and weaknesses since EMS systems begin using the National Standard Curriculum.

AHA Heartsaver/AED CPR Certification
Patient assessment
Well-being of the first responder
Legal and ethical issues
The human body
Lifting and moving patients
Patient assessment
Medical emergencies
Bleeding, shock, soft tissue injuries
Injuries to muscles and bones
Childbirth
Infants and children
Vehicle extrication
Helicopters
Special rescue situations

Students will be required to complete a written final exam and a final practical exam.

Students Material: Text Book: Brady - First Responder Sixth Edition