Emergency First Aid Fundamentals

Class Description

In this course, we’ll not only cover in detail what you’ll need to think about for the first hour of a medical or traumatic emergency, but we’ll also cover what you’ll need to consider if that hour stretches into days. It all starts with a good assessment, and that’s where we will begin. You will learn what MARCH-E, AVPU, and ABCDE are and size up a scene to determine if it is safe. We will talk about triage to assess emergency patients, so you are utilizing supplies and your time in the best possible way to save as many lives as possible. We will go over the use and application of tourniquets and many other life-saving items. We will also help you identify the things you should have in your emergency kit.

Curriculum Description

Would you know what to do if you were deep in the wilderness, and a hunting companion sustained a penetrating chest wound from an errant round? Could you prolong the life of a loved one long enough for the ambulance to arrive if he or she had sustained a lacerated artery from a violent attacker armed with a knife? While most Americans are comfortable dealing with the cuts and scrapes of everyday life, and tens of thousands have learned the Heimlich maneuver and CPR, most individuals would be a bit less comfortable dealing with severe, life-threatening injuries or illnesses when seconds count, and EMS personnel and the emergency room are minutes (or longer) away. In the training course, Emergency First Aid Fundamentals, you’ll learn to not only understand the proper way to assess a patient, but you’ll also learn in great detail the proper way to deal with significant issues such as serious bleeding, chest injuries, a compromised airway, spinal injuries, broken bones, and more. While it might seem unrealistic to translate what professional EMTs and paramedics are able to do in an emergency versus the things that nonprofessionals would be capable of, but in life-threatening medical and traumatic emergencies, it all boils down to the same thing — sustaining the life of the patient until he or she can be delivered to the emergency room. If you’re ready to become your family’s first responder in all emergency situations, this training cannot be missed. During this training, you’ll do more than simply sit in a classroom learning about these topics, your USCCA instructor will work you through a dozen real-world scenarios using simulated patients and the actual products (or field expedients) that you’ll need to understand if you hope to save a life.