EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER

Course Overview

Apt for professionals in emergency medical care, emergency medical responder certification prepares you to provide pre-hospital care. You will gain the knowledge and skills needed for appropriate patient assessments, interventions, and ongoing care, including the transportation of a patient to a healthcare facility.

Emergency medical responder course will help you gain knowledge and skills needed to provide appropriate patient assessment and basic care. Upon successful  completion, students should be able to:

• Be confident in taking patient’s vital.
• Observe or monitor patients’ status and document patient care.
• Administer first aid in emergency situations and perform other procedures as directed by nursing staff.
• Perform maintenance, cleaning and sterilization of equipment. Also, setting-up and operating job-related equipment.

Career

Employment growth will lead to several new positions. Emergency Medical Responder mainly works in the following:

• Hospitals and Nursing Homes
• Assisted Care Facilities
• Search and Rescue
• Production Houses
• Oil & Gas Sector

According to Job Bank Canada, the average wage for the emergency medical responder is C$20/hour, however, due to high demand experienced professionals can earn C$30/hour in Greater Toronto Area.

Prerequisites

• Participant must be certified in CPR level HCP; 100% attendance of the course