Emergency Medical Care (NFPA 1001)selected product title

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This Recert course discusses infection control, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bleeding control, burns, and shock. It focuses on the importance of ensuring personal safety, the safety of other rescuers, the safety of victims, and safety of bystanders at the scene of emergency medical incidents. It also focuses on the concept of triage used at the scene of mass casualty incidents to provide the best treatment to large numbers of victims and learn how to respond to violent situations.

After completing this course, the firefighter will be able to:

• Describe the steps needed to provide infection control for victims and fire fighters.
• Describe the steps needed to secure a victim's airway.
• Describe the steps needed to provide rescue breathing to a victim.
• Describe the steps needed to clear a victim's airway of a foreign obstruction.
• Describe the steps needed to administer oxygen to victims.
• Describe the steps needed to use a pulse oximeter.
• Describe the special considerations to take for victims with stomas, victims with dental appliances, and airway management in a vehicle.
• Describe the steps needed to perform CPR on adult, child, and infant victims.
• Describe the steps used to manage shock.
• Explain the steps needed to control external bleeding.
• Explain the steps needed to perform basic management of burns.
• Explain the steps needed to provide manual stabilization of the cervical spine.
• Discuss triage at a mass-casualty incident.
• Describe how to ensure safety at emergency medical services.

Fire fighters who successfully complete the Emergency Medical Care course are eligible for 2 hours of continuing education.