Course provides the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness in a pre-hospital setting. Course is for those providing emergency response: firefighters, law-enforcement officers, and emergency medical services personnel. Meets the Paramedic Association of Canada National Occupational Competency Profile for the practitioner level of emergency medical responder (EMR).Duration: 80-120 hours
Instructor: Bruce Romanow
Prerequisites: Standard First Aid with CPR Level C; pre-course assignment
Completion Requirements: 100% attendance, skill demonstration, 2 evaluated scenarios, and 80% min. passing grade on written exam
Certification: 3-year certification in Emergency Medical Responder, CPR Level HCP, and AED
Re-certification: 40 hours; includes CPR Level HCP
Course Content:
- Part 1 – Preparing to Respond
- The responder
- The emergency scene
- Preventing disease transmission
- Part 2 – Establishing Priorities of Care
- Anatomy and physiology
- Assessment
- Respiratory emergencies
- Airway and ventilation
- Circulatory emergencies
- Bleeding
- Shock
- Pharmacology
- Part 3 – Traumatic Injuries
- Soft tissue injuries
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Head and spine injuries
- Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries
- Part 4 – Medical Emergencies
- Sudden illnesses
- Poisoning
- Heat- and cold- related emergencies
- Part 5 – Special Populations and Situations
- Special populations & crisis intervention
- Childbirth
- Reaching and moving patients
- Multiple casualty incidents
- Transportation
Includes CPR HCP and any other content required by specific legislation.
Participant Materials:
- Red Cross Emergency Care Text
- Red Cross Emergency Care Workbook
- Certification card and optional wall certificate