Community First Responders are professionals and trained volunteers who respond to certain medical emergencies on behalf of an Ambulance trust and give immediate assistance and treatment until the arrival of an ambulance paramedic or technician. First responders respond from the local area and are generally the first to arrive on the scene. Therefore as an integral part of their training, they are taught how to effiecently and quickly hand over patients and situations to other responding agencies.
All community first reponders attend an extensive training course before they can respond to incidents. The course covers the basics of the IHCD First Person on Scene / Health Care Support Worker syllabus and prepares Community First Responders to attend any 999 call. The training provided by West Midlands Ambulance Service is the best in the country and allows the successful candidates to be able to deal with most life threatening situations and administer a wide range of life saving drugs.
The course includes:-
Anatomy and Physiology
Skeletal and Nervous System
Cardiovascular and Respiratory System
CPR/AED
Airways
Medical Gases
Cardiac, Respiratory, Neurological
Traumatic and Medical Emergencies
Road Traffic Accidents
Pediatric Illness/Injuries
Drugs: -
Adrenaline, Aspirin, Glucagon, Calpol, Salbutamol, GTN.