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Our core course, developed in cooperation with the Chinese Medical Doctor Association (CMDA): CERT has developed an emergency relief training program with the express purpose of providing professional rescue skills training to medical workers and related rescue personnel. The Emergency Relief Medicine (Fundamental) Course adopts International Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) standards. These are combined with medical skills standards taken from the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, 2008 Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), and the Sixth Edition of International Trauma Life Support for Prehospital Care Providers (ITLS).
Course Design:
CERT has independently designed an exclusive Disaster Site Medical Relief Training course, adopting international standards of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR).
Tier One Training: Predominantly aimed at volunteers and personnel directly involved in rescue work both in preparation for and during an emergency incident.
Teaching Content: Practical skills-based training makes up 70% of the course, classroom teaching making up the remaining 30%. Course content is 67% medical training and 33% rescue training.
Unit 1: Introduction – Disaster Preparedness
Common causes of natural and man-made disasters in China and an introduction to the current national Disaster Relief situation
Defining the roles and responsibilities of emergency rescue team medical personnel
An introduction to disaster site safety knowledge and recognition of potential hazards in the disaster environment
Rescue worker safety and an introduction to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Fundamental procedures of Disaster site Search and Rescue
Unit 2: Emergency Rescue Team Disaster Site Work–Search and Rescue
Study of commonly used search techniques and disaster site simulation zone skills practice (Overcoming a hazardous environment; Rope skills; Climbing skills; Stretchers; Casualty transportation; etc.)
Information management, fundamental navigation and map reading skills
Treatment of multiple casualties – the START triage system
Unit 3: Emergency Rescue Team Disaster Site Work – Medical Skills
Establishing Patient Priority Principles
Basic Life Support skills
Advanced Life Support skills
Treatment of shock
Treatment of burns and frostbite
Treatment of multiple types of trauma (Head, chest and abdominal trauma, spinal injury management, fractures, soft tissue injuries, etc.)
The medical transportation process
Unit 4: Disaster Site Public Health Management
Hydration and Nutritional requirements
Encampment site set-up
Water purification, medical and non-medical waste disposal
Management of the dead
Psychological support for survivors
Unit 5: Disaster Site Field Exercises and Assessment
Rapid deployment training
Night-time search exercise
Multiple disaster site daytime field scenarios
Assessment and feedback
Course review and summary
If you would like further information, please contact us at:
1) CERT Training Enquiry line: (010) 8147 2018 and (010) 8147 2167
2) CERT Enquiry Email Address: info@cert-centres.com
