EMCR-130 Certified First Responder

This course offers basic training to the professional rescuer who arrives first on the scene of a medical emergency. The purpose of this course is to improve the quality of emergency medical care to patients in the pre-hospital setting by personnel involved in on-scene rescue.

Credits

2

Department

• Health Science and Human Performance

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

EMCR 130: Certified First Responder

Department

Health Science and Human Performance

Course Description

This course offers basic training to the professional rescuer who arrives first on the scene of a medical emergency. The purpose of this course is to improve the quality of emergency medical care to patients in the pre-hospital setting by personnel involved in on-scene rescue.

Credit Hours

2

Contact Hours

Lecture	4
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Course Learning Outcomes

1. 1.Identify life threatening emergencies
2. 2.Implement immediate steps to correct any life threatening emergencies
3. 3.Perform CPR and use an AED
4. 4.Administer oxygen
5. 5.Prevent the patient's condition from worsening before higher trained EMS providers arrive
6. 6.Treat shock, stabilize fractures, bandage wounds and provide other needed care

Topic Outline

1. EMS Systems
2. EMS Systems Communications
3. Medical/Legal/Ethics
4. Anatomy and Physiology
5. Medical Terminology
6. Pathophysiology
7. Life Span Development
8. Public Health
9. Pharmacology
10. Airway Management, Respiration and Oxygenation
11. CPR/AED
12. Patient Assessment – Trauma and Medical Patients
    1. Scene Size Up
    2. Primary Assessment
    3. History Taking
    4. Secondary Assessment
    5. Reassessment
13. Medical Emergencies
    1. Medical Overview
    2. Neurology
    3. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders
    4. Immunology
    5. Infectious Diseases
    6. Endocrine
    7. Psychiatric
    8. Cardiovascular
    9. Toxicology
    10. Respiratory
    11. Genitourinary/Renal
    12. Gynecology
    13. Diseases of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
14. Shock and Resuscitation
15. Trauma
    1. Overview
    2. Orthopedic Trauma
    3. Soft Tissue Trauma
    4. Head, Facial, Neck and Spine Trauma
    5. Special Considerations in Trauma
    6. Environmental
    7. Multi-system Trauma
16. Special Patient Populations
    1. Pregnant Patients
    2. Pediatrics
    3. Geriatrics
    4. Patients with Special Challenge
17. EMS Operations
    1. Principles of Safely Operating a Ground Ambulance
    2. Incident Management
    3. Air Medical
    4. Vehicle Extrication
    5. Hazardous Materials Awareness
    6. Mass Casualty Incidents Due to Terrorism or Disaster