Emergency Medical Responder Training Program
(50 hours)
In the Department of Health EMR Course, students will learn how to examine patients and how to use the emergency medical skills required by a First Responder. Skills are taught in both lecture and practical format which are divided into two main groups, 1) Those that are used for patients who have been injured, and 2) those that are used for patients suffering from illness or serious medical problems.
Students will learn the following skills to stabilize and treat persons who have been injured:
- Control of Airway, Breathing, and Circulation
- Control of External Bleeding
- Treatment of Shock
- Treatment of Wounds
- Splinting of Broken Bones or Dislocations
In addition to these trauma skills, students will learn to recognize, stabilize, and provide initial treatiment for the following medical conditions:
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Seizure
- Diabetes
- Alcohol/Drug Abuse
- Poisoning
- Bites/Stings
- Emergency Childbirth
- Problems associated with excessive heat
- Problems associated with excessive cold
| For more information contact: |
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| Name: |
Donna Snyder |
| Title: |
Regional EMS Training Coordinator |
| Office: |
LTS EMS Council |
| Email: |
dsnyder@lyco.org |
| Voice: |
570-433-4461 |
| Fax: |
570-433-4435 |