Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
For people heading into emergency services, rural response, industry or remote work. Learn full patient assessment and emergency care.
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Course details
- Length10 days (about 80 hours), run as day and evening sessions over several weeks, plus open study sessions
- FormatIn class
- Who it is forPeople heading into emergency services, rural ambulance work, community response teams, industry and remote worksites, or a career change
- Prerequisites18 or older; Grade 12 or equivalent; Intermediate First Aid with BLS-level CPR; a valid driver's licence. These are St. John Ambulance rules in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- CertificateSt. John Ambulance EMR certification when you pass. You can then write the provincial exams to work as an EMR where allowed.
- Price$2,500 + HST per person, includes instruction, materials and certification on successful completion
What you will learn
- Full patient assessment
- Airway management and oxygen
- CPR and AED
- Medical, trauma and environmental emergencies
- Children, older adults and mental health crises
- Multi-casualty incidents and emergency childbirth
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