The Medical Emergency Response Team
2 year Certification Course
Cards Presented Upon Passing Grade
&
Satifactory Completion of Course
Note: This Course is Included as part of the The BodyGuard Course at no additional Fee!
The Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) program provides advanced medical emergency training to non-HealthCare professionals. This training furnishes each MERT member with the skills to provide immediate and temporary care to a seriously ill or injured employee at the workplace. This care is delivered during "everyday" emergencies and in the event of a local disaster (such as an earthquake, explosion, Haz Mat spill, etc.).
In many cases, MERT members will respond to an emergency and provide treatment as an individual or as a team. For some, it will be to augment on-staff medical professionals and outside emergency medical personnel (9-1-1).
This program provides the following medical-related training:
- Abdominal Emergencies
- Annual Blood-borne Pathogens
- Adult CPR Training - AED Training
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- Dizziness/Syncope (fainting)
- Seizures
- Poisoning
- Drug Overdoses
- Psychiatric
This program provides the following trauma-related training:
- Thoracic Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Head Trauma
- Spine Trauma
- Extremity Trauma
- Burn Trauma
- Electrical Trauma
- Wounds & Bandaging
- Violence in the Workplace
This program provides the following other emergencies-related training:
- Psychological Aspects of Care
- Lifting & Moving Techniques
- Vital Signs: Pulse, Blood Pressure Techniques, etc.
- Basic CPR and First Aid skills and additional CPR team training
- Written Documentation
- Radio Communications
Other benefits:
- Basic CPR/AED/First Aid training with a participation card issued good for two-years.
- Emergency Oxygen Administration, with a participation card issued good for two-years.
- Annual OSHA-required Blood-borne Pathogens In-Service.
- Extensive hands-on training
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