Neighborhood Emergency Training Available

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Written by Administrator | 02 October 2009

The following is a public service announcement via the school. If you have any questions, please contact us

Basic Neighborhood Emergency Team/Community Emergency Response Team training consists of 25 hours of emergency response training, including a final written and practical exercise. It is available free of charge to anyone who lives or works in Pacific County and is of at least 14 years or more in age. Attendance of all classes are required in order to complete the program. Classes are generally held one weeknight a week for 8 weeks.

The course syllabus is as follows:
Session #1: DISASTER AWARENESS, HAZARD MITIGATION, NET CONCEPT

  • Disaster Awareness
  • Personal, Family and Work Place Preparedness
  • Neighborhood Preparedness and NETs

Session #2: UTILITY CONTROL, FIRE SUPPRESSION, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

  • Gas, Electricity, Water--When to Shut Off and How
  • Fire Chemistry and Extinguishers--Types and Use
  • Hazardous Materials in the Home and Workplace
  • Personal Safety Review

Session #3: DISASTER MEDICINE (I)

  • Recognition and Treatment of Life-Threatening Injuries
  • Medical Triage--How to Decide Who to Treat and When

Session #4: DISASTER MEDICINE (II)

  • Secondary Patient Assessment
  • Treatment of Common Injuries
  • Setting Up a Medical Treatment Area
  • Public Health Considerations--Hygiene, Bloodborne Pathogens

Session #5 LIGHT SEARCH & RESCUE (I)

  • Earthquake Effects on Different Types of Construction
  • Visual Assessment of Damaged Buildings
  • Search Techniques

Session #6: LIGHT SEARCH & RESCUE (II)

  • Rescue Techniques
  • Patient Transport
  • Personal Safety Review

Session #7: TEAM RESPONSE AND MANAGEMENT

  • Disaster Psychology for Victims and Rescuers
  • NET Team Management
  • NETs in Action--Tabletop Exercise

Session #8: FINAL EXERCISE

  • Disaster Medical Triage and Treatment
  • Visual Damage Assessment
  • Fire Extinguishment
  • Urban Search Techniques
  • Cribbing & Victim Extrication

(If you want to pick and choose which sessions of the class schedule you are interested in attending, PLEASE DO SO!! We would rather you were that much more prepared to deal with emergencies than not.

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