The HSI Emergency Medical Response for Non-EMS Personnel training program provides a detailed and comprehensive approach for managing out-of-hospital medical emergencies prior to the arrival of EMS.

The program is designed to provide non-EMS responders more depth and exposure to standard first aid training topics to provide richer and more advanced training. It meets and exceeds workplace first aid training requirements and satisfies the desire to learn more than just basic first aid without the burden associated with EMS provider training and certification.

HSI Emergency Medical Response for Non-EMS Personnel provides comparable training to that of Emergency Medical Responder, the base-level training for EMS providers, although the program is not intended for training EMS providers.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for individuals who are not EMS or healthcare providers but would like to acquire Emergency Medical Response skills, for example:

• Law enforcement officers
• Correctional officers
• Security personnel
• Event and crowd control staff
• Lifeguards
• Park rangers
• Workplace Emergency Response Team (ERT) members
• Disaster team members
• Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members
• Athletic trainers
• Outdoor guides

Prerequisites

Current certification in healthcare-level CPR training, or Basic Life Support (BLS). BLS training and certification can also be done concurrently as part of the HSI Emergency Medical Response for Non-EMS Personnel class.

Required for Successful Completion

Written Evaluation

Required

All chapter-by-chapter cognitive and psychomotor learning objectives identified in the Pearson Emergency Medical Responder: First On Scene 12th Edition textbook are considered core objectives for HSI Emergency Medical Response for Non-EMS Personnel training.

State Licensure and Credentialing of Emergency Medical Responders

An individual who has been trained and certified in Emergency Medical Response will not be licensed or credentialed to practice emergency medical care as an EMS provider within an organized state EMS system. EMS provider licensing and credentialing are legal activ­ities performed by the state, not HSI. Individuals who require or desire licensure and credentialing within the state EMS system must complete specific requirements established by the regulating authority, typically a state EMS agency within the state health department. The Emergency Medical Response program is not intended to prepare individuals for national certification, licensure, or credentialing as an EMS provider.