First on the Scene (FOTS) Course – Public

by: NAEMT & SEMSTEC

Date: Thursday, August 19, 2021

Time: 0800-1200

Location: Stratford EMS Headquarters, 2712 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615

Cost: $150.00

Lecturer: Michael Loiz, Paramedic, EMS-I, NAEMT-I; Eileen Brophy, Paramedic, EMS-I, NAEMT-I; Jermaine Atkinson, FF, FF-I, EMS-I

This course is specifically designed for the general public.  Your participation will assist the Town with its HEARTSafe Community designation.

Description:

First on the Scene (FOTS), developed by NAEMT and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), provides instructors with a toolkit to teach 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.

This course covers:
  • 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

FOTS is appropriate for all anyone in the general public. This course is offered as a live classroom course.

COVID: Please bring a mask. Hand Sanitizer will be provided.  Instructors have been fully vaccinated for COVID.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

To register for this training, please click one of the links below or visit our website: www.stratfordems.org.