First Responder Training

Location: Portsmouth
Center for EMS Training Center
5549 Portsmouth Blvd.
Portsmouth, Va. 23701

Course Dates: TBA

Pre-registration Deadline: TBA

Tuition:

• $100.00 Application Fee (non-refundable)
• $365.00 if paid by pre-registration deadline
• $465.00 if paid after pre-registration deadline

Tuition: Includes Textbooks, Clinical Shirt, Criminal Background Check, Clinical/Field Internship Badge, Clinical/Field Student Data Base, Virginia Written and Practical Exam.

Tuition Fees and Policy:

Application Fee is due at time of registration. Tuition is expected to be paid in full by the first scheduled class.
Payment may be cash, check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express.

Students enrolling where fees are paid by the employer / agency must submit written authorization or valid purchase order with the application.

Student application fees are non refundable ($100.00). Full tuition will be refunded if withdrawn 5 days prior to the beginning of the course. There will be no refunds for withdrawals once the program has started.

Application Process:

The completed student application form, tuition and all supporting documentation should be submitted as soon as possible to reserve class position. The following supporting documentation must be submitted with the completed student application:

• Proof of age as evidenced by a copy of the students drivers license or certified birth certificate.
• Copy of current AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider 2005 Guidelines or ARC Professional Rescuer certification card 2005 Guidelines.

Course Description:

The EMS First Responder Program is a 40-hour (minimum) course developed to provide training in the provision of emergency care for those who are likely to be the first medical personnel responding to the scene of an accident, fire, or medical emergency.  The emphasis of the course prepares the responder to address immediate life threats and injuries until more highly trained personnel are available. 

This training is appropriate for professionals such as firefighters, law enforcement officers, school bus drivers, postal employees, and large segments of industry such as miners or factory workers and as an introduction to pre-hospital medicine.

Upon successfully completion of the training program, the student will be capable of performing the following functions:

1. Recognize the nature and seriousness of the patient’s condition or extent of injury to assess requirements for emergency care.
2. Administer appropriate emergency care to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3. Lift, move, position and otherwise handle the patient in a way as to minimize discomfort and further injury.

Prerequisites for EMT Basic:

• The minimum age for course enrollment is 16 years of age at the start of the training program. Students less than 18 years of age attending the course must provide documentation from an officer of the agency, where applicable and the signature of a parent or legal guardian verifying their approval of the student attending the course.
• Be proficient in reading, writing and speaking the English language.
• Be of sound physical and mental condition, capable of performing all assigned duties. Have no physical defect, which would render the student unable to perform all practical skills required for this level of training.
• Hold current certification in an approved course in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Healthcare Provider CPR or Professional Rescuer).
• Have never been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or of the United States.
• Have never been founded on Child, Domestic or Elderly Abuse.
• Have never had an EMS License or Certificate revoked or suspended by any certifying agency.

* Class subject to cancellation for lack of sufficient enrollment.

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