About Emergency Response Training

by Cynthia Mills

Overview

Emergency response training is something that most people will go through at some point in life. Even taking a babysitting first aid class is considered emergency training. Most people will not go beyond simple first aid or CPR, but a few people will make a career out of emergency response. For these individuals, training will include classroom study, national or state standards to pass and hours spent in hands-on emergency scenarios.
Function

Emergency training is meant to teach rescue personnel about providing appropriate pre-hospital care and saving civilians from natural or man-made disasters. The goal is to save lives.

Types

Emergency response includes many different levels of training such as EMT, EMT-Basic, EMT-Paramedic, first aid, CPR, HazMat, firefighting, water rescue, biological warfare, and weapons of mass destruction.
Significance

Modern emergency training involves many hours of classroom and book study as well as clinical hours to make the student aware of what patient care truly involves.
Features

Written and practical scenario testing is done on both state and federal levels depending on the type of training involved.
Considerations

Training for one emergency career will often overlap training for other careers. An emergency responder will often cross train to make herself more marketable or useful in the field.
Warning

Emergency response training is typically enjoyable for someone who is truly interested in a career, but can be dangerous for someone who is unsure of himself or his abilities.
Benefits

A benefit to completing emergency response training is that there will always be career opportunities for capable and well-trained men and women in the emergency field.

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