Unit

Topics

1

Disaster Preparedness

-  Types of hazards affecting the community & steps to prepare for emergencies

-  Functions of CERTs and their role in response

2

Fire Safety

-  Fire chemistry, suppression safety, resources and techniques

-  Identify and reduce potential fire hazards

3

Disaster Medical Operations – Part 1

-  Principles of triage

-  Treatment strategies for life-threatening conditions

4

Disaster Medical Operations – Part 2

-  Head-to-toe patient assessments, Establishing treatment areas

-  Treatments for burns, lacerations, fractures, sprains, & other injuries

5

Light Search and Rescue Operations

-  Search & rescue priorities, situation size-up & resources,  victim removal

-  Recognizing rescuer limitations and construction-related hazards

6

CERT Organization

-  Address CERT organization & management principles

-  Need for documentation

7

Disaster Psychology

-  Covers Team well-being

-  Working with survivors’ trauma

8

Terrorism and CERT

-  Terrorist targets and weapons, preparing at home and at work

-  CERTs and terrorist incidents

9

Course Review and Disaster Simulation

-  Course review, disaster simulation and critique

-  Graduation