Emergency Medical Responder

The Emergency Medical Responder training equips you with the skills to assess, intervene, and provide continuous care to patients while at work, responding to calls, or during transport to a healthcare facility.

This comprehensive course covers advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, which are essential to carry out appropriate patient assessments, interventions, and ongoing care in the workplace or emergency scene. EMR is a standalone course, but a bridging course also provides learners with a way to move from Canadian Red Cross First Responder to Emergency Medical Responder, recognizing their existing skills and knowledge in a condensed time frame.

First Responder/Advanced First Aid to Emergency Medical Responder Bridging pre-course requirements include proof of current Red Cross First Responder certification.

Duration

• 80-120 hours (based on jurisdiction)

Prerequisites  

• Participant must be certified in Standard First Aid with CPR level C.

Completion

• Successfully demonstrate the required skills
• Minimum 75% mark for written, closed book, knowledge evaluation
• Successfully complete two evaluated scenarios (one medical and one trauma)
• Attend and participate in 100% of the course

Certification

• 3-year certification in Emergency Medical Responder (digital certificate issued upon successful completion)
• 1-year Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR

Course Content

• The Professional Responder
• Responding to the call
• Infection prevention and control
• Anatomy and physiology
• Assessment
• Airway management and respiratory emergences
• Circulatory emergencies
• Shock
• Hemorrhage and soft tissue trauma
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Acute and chronic illnesses
• Poisoning
• Environmental illnesses
• Pregnancy, labour and delivery
• Special populations
• Crisis intervention
• Reaching, lifting and extricating patients
• Transportation
• Multiple-casualty incidents
• Pharmacology
• Marine environment
• Workplace

Participant Materials

• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Reference Text
• Canadian Red Cross Emergency Care for Professional Responders Workbook (optional)