Emergency Medical Responder:

All programs comply with the 2005 ILCOR and CoSTAR guidelines!

This course prepares individuals to provide first response in an emergency. It covers all aspects of First Responder plus additional skills and practical scenarios to enhance the abilities of the responder to provide care until full EMS response is available. It is aimed at emergency response professionals such as firefighters, police, workplace response team members, athletic therapists or others with a duty to respond. It is also advisable for anyone looking at employment in fields such as patient transfer services. It meets the Paramedic Association of Canada National Occupational Competency Profiles for the practitioner level of Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).

  • 80 hour course with flexible scheduling options
  • 3-year certification as Emergency Medical Responder and CPR Level HCP
  • Includes CPR Level HCP
  • Includes AED (Automated External Defibrillation) certification

Includes:

Personal Safety/Approaching a scene   Measuring Blood Pressure
Body Systems   Breathing Devices
Preventing Disease Transmission   Shock
Special Populations/Crisis Intervention   Reaching and Moving Casualties
CPR (all ages)   Heat & Cold Emergencies
Conscious choking rescues (all ages)   Secondary Lecture & Scenarios
Special CPR considerations   Emergency Vehicle Operations and Transportation
Check Call Care   ABC Recap & Rolls
Poisoning   Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
Asthma & Allergies   Medical Emergencies
Cardiovascular Risk Factors   Triage/Multi-person incident
Heart Attack/Angina   Childbirth and Complications
Stroke/TIA   Trauma (Head, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis & extremities)
Backboards/Cervical Collars/KED™   Oxygen Administration
Advanced Communication   Evaluation
Mid Evaluation    

 

Certified Instruction: Canadian Red Cross and Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada