'First on the Scene' Emergency Response Training
May 04, 2022The South Amboy First Aid Squad will be hosting "First on the Scene" presented by Hackensack Meridian Health on May 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Loved ones are the first responders until EMS arrive on scene.
Please register at the below link if you are interested in participation in this important community training. There is no cost for this training.
First on the Scene (FOTS) teaches the general public basic emergency response to life-threatening emergencies until EMS arrives on the scene. Through lesson presentations and hands-on skill stations, participants will learn how to access help in the event of a life-threatening emergency and what to do until EMS arrives.
Topics Include:
- Activating the 911 system
- Hands-only CPR and AED
- Administering naloxone
- Administering epinephrine
- Responding to life-threatening bleeding
- Penetrating chest trauma
- Moving patients to safety
- Positioning injured patients
Registration is required at the link: Class Enrollment (enrollware.com)