The Medical Emergency Response Team
2 year Certification Course
Cards Presented Upon Passing Grade & Satisfactory 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
Program Length
8 Hours