Emergency Medical
Responder (EMR)
Begin You Career in Emergency Medicine
The primary purpose of the American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response course is to provide the participant with the knowledge and skills necessary to work as an emergency medical responder (EMR) to help sustain life, reduce pain and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until more advanced medical personnel take over.
The care steps with in the course are consistent with the following:
2015 International Consensus on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Science with Treatment Recommendations
2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Updated for CPR and ECC
2015 American Heart Association and American Red Cross Guidelines updated for First Aid
This course meets or exceeds National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards Emergency Medical Responder Instrctional Guidelines.
Class Schedule
JUNE 2025
Location: Island CPR Kona Office
Dates: June 4th-30th
Format: In person
Price: $1395.00 + GET*
Schedule:
Lecture (9am-2pm): June 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th
Lab (8am-4pm): June 28th, 29th, 30th
Prerequisites: None!
*A $350 non-refundable deposit is due at sign-up.
Call us at 808-326-7836 for more details.
Training includes but is not limited to:
Unit 1: Preparatory; bloodborne pathogens, disease transmission, legal and ethical issues, the human body, lifting and movign patients.
Unit 2: Assessment; Primary assessment taking histories and vitals
Unit 3: Airway; airway and ventilation, airway management, oxygen
Unit 4: Circulation; The circulatory system, cardiac emergencies, CPR and AED's
Unit 5: Medical Emergencies: Medical emergencies, poisoning, substance abuse environmental emergencies, behavioral emergencies.
Unit 6: Trauma Emergencies; Shock, bleeding and Trauma, soft tissue injuries, chest, abdomen and genitalia injuries, head and neck injuries.
Unit 7: Special Populations: Childbirth, Pedatrics, older adults, patients with special needs.
Unit 8: EMS Operations: EMS Support and Operations, Access and extrication, Hazardous materials, incident command, response to disaster and terrorism.
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