The CERT Program Details
Through 8 modules delivered over three Saturdays, you will be
trained in basic self-help and mutual-aid emergency functions. Following is a
brief description of each module:
1st Saturday
Disaster Preparedness
§
Introduction to
disasters
§
Impact on
infrastructure
§
Building structures
and nonstructural items
§
Role of CERTs in
disaster response
§
Disaster Fire
Suppression
Identifying and reducing potential fire hazards
§
Basic fire suppression
strategy
§
Firefighting resources
§
Firefighting
techniques
2nd Saturday
Light Search and Rescue Operations
§
Search and rescue
priorities and resources
§
Techniques for
situation size-up and search
§
Lifting, cribbing, and
victim removal
§
Rescuer safety
Disaster Psychology
and Team Organization
§
The post-disaster
emotional environment
§
CERT organization
§
CERT decision-making
and documentation
Terrorism and CERT
§
Define terrorism
§
Possible terrorism
targets within your community
§
Biological, Nuclear, Incendiary,
Chemical, and Explosive (B-NICE) weapons
§
Characteristics of
B-NICE weapons Actions to take following a suspected terrorism event
3rd Saturday
Disaster Medical Operations--Part 1
§ Treatment strategies
for life-threatening conditions
§ Principles of triage
Disaster Medical Operations--Part 2
- Medical
operations conducted within treatment areas to which victims are sent
from triage, including:
- Head-to-toe
patient assessment
- Treatments for
various injuries
- Public health
considerations
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