First on the Scene (FOTS), developed by NAEMT and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), provides instructors with a toolkit to teach the general public basic emergency response to life-threatening emergencies until EMS arrives on the scene. Through lesson presentations and hands-on skill stations, participants will learn how to access help in the event of a life-threatening emergency and what to do until EMS arrives.

This course covers:

Activating the 911 system

Hands-only CPR and AED

Administering naloxone

Administering epinephrine

Responding to life-threatening bleeding

Penetrating chest trauma

Moving patients to safety

Positioning injured patients