FREE Are You Prepared for a Medical Emergency? - Host: Los Altos Hills-2024

FREE Are You Prepared for a Medical Emergency? - Host: Los Altos Hills-2024

IN-PERSON: Are You Prepared for a Medical Emergency?

By Santa Clara County Fire Department

Date and time

Tuesday, June 11 · 11am - 12:15pm PDT

Location

Los Altos Hills Town Hall

26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

About this event

  • 1 hour 15 minutes

Learn how to recognize medical emergencies and when to call 9-1-1. Learn how to report emergencies and what to do before help arrives. Be prepared with completed medical documents and explore resources that can assist caregivers.

Participants will learn:

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Overview

  • Ambulance and fire services within Santa Clara County
  • Responding to emergency vehicles lights and sirens

9-1-1 Dispatch Centers & Phone Technology

  • Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) aka Dispatch Centers
  • · Calling 9-1-1 and phone technology

Medical Emergencies

  • Identifying life-threatening medical emergencies
  • Reacting during a medical emergency

Calling 9-1-1 in an Emergency

  • Interacting with a 9-1-1 dispatcher
  • Text to 9-1-1
  • Arrival of emergency responders

Be Prepared...Be Ready!

  • Important medical emergency forms
  • Emergency contact list
  • CPR/First Aid Certification Information

Community Resources

  • Learn about important local community resources and organizations

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This training class is open to individuals who live or work within the communities served by Santa Clara County Fire Department: Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and the unincorporated surrounding areas.

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Santa Clara County Fire Department

Established in 1947, the Santa Clara County Fire Department provides fire services for Santa Clara County, California (light green in the map below) and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga. The department also provides protection for the unincorporated areas adjacent to those cities. The department's area of coverage is shown in dark green in the map below.

Wrapping in an approximately 20 mile arc around the southern end of "Silicon Valley", the Santa Clara County Fire Department has grown to include 15 fire stations, an administrative headquarters, a maintenance facility, five other support facilities, 19 pieces of apparatus and 3 command vehicles, to cover 128.3 square miles (267 square km) and a population of over 226,700.