Emergency Medical Responder
Course format: IN-CLASS
This course will be held at your local SJA office.
Course format: BLENDED
This course will be completed half in-person at your local SJA office and half online. The online portion must be completed before the in-person portion.
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The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) is an advanced course that meets the National Occupancy Competency Profiles (NOCP) for EMRs. Successful completion allows participants to write provincial exams to work as an Emergency Medical Responder (where permitted).
In provinces that recognize and regulate the EMR qualification, successful participants can find work in rural ambulance services, community response teams, and heavy industrial areas. The course also prepares participants to provide first-line response in isolated communities and remote worksites.
Duration
Prerequisites
British Columbia: Online pre-course homework required (about 30 hours). A link to the online homework will be emailed after registration. The textbook is available upon registration completion and should be requested from your branch a minimum of 2 weeks prior to class starting.
Newfoundland & Labrador:
- 18 and older
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Intermediate (Standard) First Aid CPR at BLS level
- Valid Driver’s License
All other provinces: Standard First Aid + CPR-C + AED
Contact your local SJA branch for more information on additional pre-requisites or application steps required by your province.
Course Content
- Wellbeing of the first responder
- Anatomy and physiology
- Scene assessment
- Lifting and moving
- Advanced patient assessment
- Airway management
- Oxygen administration
- Cardiovascular emergencies, CPR & AED
- Medical emergencies
- Head, neck, and face injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Environmental emergencies
- Soft-tissue injuries
- Muscle and bone injuries
- Special Rescue situations
- Paediatric and geriatric patients
- Bariatric patients
- Psychological emergencies
- Substance abuse and overdose
- Pharmacology
- Multiple casualty Incidents
- HazMat
- Water emergencies
- Emergency childbirth
Assessment
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Course Format
Course format: IN-CLASS
This course will be held at your local SJA office.
Course format: BLENDED
This course will be completed half in-person at your local SJA office and half online. The online portion must be completed before the in-person portion.
_________________________
The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) is an advanced course that meets the National Occupancy Competency Profiles (NOCP) for EMRs. Successful completion allows participants to write provincial exams to work as an Emergency Medical Responder (where permitted).
In provinces that recognize and regulate the EMR qualification, successful participants can find work in rural ambulance services, community response teams, and heavy industrial areas. The course also prepares participants to provide first-line response in isolated communities and remote worksites.
Duration
Prerequisites
British Columbia: Online pre-course homework required (about 30 hours). A link to the online homework will be emailed after registration. The textbook is available upon registration completion and should be requested from your branch a minimum of 2 weeks prior to class starting.
Newfoundland & Labrador:
- 18 and older
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Intermediate (Standard) First Aid CPR at BLS level
- Valid Driver’s License
All other provinces: Standard First Aid + CPR-C + AED
Contact your local SJA branch for more information on additional pre-requisites or application steps required by your province.
Course Content
- Wellbeing of the first responder
- Anatomy and physiology
- Scene assessment
- Lifting and moving
- Advanced patient assessment
- Airway management
- Oxygen administration
- Cardiovascular emergencies, CPR & AED
- Medical emergencies
- Head, neck, and face injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Environmental emergencies
- Soft-tissue injuries
- Muscle and bone injuries
- Special Rescue situations
- Paediatric and geriatric patients
- Bariatric patients
- Psychological emergencies
- Substance abuse and overdose
- Pharmacology
- Multiple casualty Incidents
- HazMat
- Water emergencies
- Emergency childbirth