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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: Tourniquets: yay or nay?
« on: July 13, 2013, 04:49:43 PM »
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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: Tourniquets: yay or nay?
« on: July 12, 2013, 03:33:25 PM »Tourniquets should not remain in place longer than 10 minutes at a time. If the source of the bleeding cannot immediately be identified and ligated, the tourniquet should be loosened momentarily every 10 minutes.
Tourniquets do NOT need to be released every 10 minutes. A tourniquet can be left in place for up to 6 hours depending on temperature and other factors, to control bleeding and still be able to save the affected limb. The important fact then becomes delivering medication to overcome the toxins that have built up in the affected limb before the tourniquet is released and they rush into the body.
I have been a medic for over 25 years, and am also a Diving Medical Technician (DMT) and have used tourniquets successfully many times for long term bleeding control for several hours.
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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: Tourniquets: yay or nay?
« on: December 18, 2012, 11:06:28 AM »
Currently American Red Cross does not teach tourniquet use, however American Heart Association, American Safety & Health Institute, and Emergency Care & Safety Institute all support their use and train how to properly use them in desperate situations in their First Aid and Advanced First Aid, and Wilderness First Aid classes.
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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: EMT - what does it take?
« on: December 18, 2012, 10:54:31 AM »
Dregs,
It depends on what your wanting your EMT certification for. If you are wanting to work on an ambulance, then yes KCC and HCC are basically the only way to go since you will also need to be licensed by the state after you get your certification.
If you are not wanting to work on an ambulance, and just need the NREMT certification then there are a lot of other options. There is a school in Idaho ( http://www.emtfiretraining.com that offers a hybrid EMT Basic or EMT Advanced course where you do most of the coursework here at home, then have to travel to the academy in Idaho for the final Skills Week and exams.
That route is a LOT cheaper than KCC, and it will only take about 2 months to complete, depending on when you schedule your Skills Week.
If you do later decide that you want to work on an ambulance and therefore need your state license, you would have to make up the difference in training hours and classes at KCC or HCC.
It depends on what your wanting your EMT certification for. If you are wanting to work on an ambulance, then yes KCC and HCC are basically the only way to go since you will also need to be licensed by the state after you get your certification.
If you are not wanting to work on an ambulance, and just need the NREMT certification then there are a lot of other options. There is a school in Idaho ( http://www.emtfiretraining.com that offers a hybrid EMT Basic or EMT Advanced course where you do most of the coursework here at home, then have to travel to the academy in Idaho for the final Skills Week and exams.
That route is a LOT cheaper than KCC, and it will only take about 2 months to complete, depending on when you schedule your Skills Week.
If you do later decide that you want to work on an ambulance and therefore need your state license, you would have to make up the difference in training hours and classes at KCC or HCC.
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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: Wilderness First Aid / Wilderness First Responder
« on: December 18, 2012, 10:36:49 AM »
kala201,
According to their website, the Hawaii Wilderness Adventure School's Wilderness First Responder class that you mentioned is not open to the public unfortunately.
Which island are you on? Oahu CPR Training offers Advanced First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT Upgrade classes on Oahu.
oahucprtraining.com
According to their website, the Hawaii Wilderness Adventure School's Wilderness First Responder class that you mentioned is not open to the public unfortunately.
Which island are you on? Oahu CPR Training offers Advanced First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder, and Wilderness EMT Upgrade classes on Oahu.
oahucprtraining.com
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Health, Fitness, and First Aid / Re: First Aid & CPR Training
« on: December 18, 2012, 10:26:31 AM »
2asupport,
I teach classes for American Heart Association, American Safety & Health Institute, Emergency Care & Safety Institute, American Academy of Pediatrics, EMS Safety, ProTrainings, and National Safety Council. Each has their various costs and benefits, just depends on exactly what you are looking for.
Some of the courses I teach are:
We also offer 1 on 1 classes and night and weekend classes where others do not.
It sounds like you are wanting more of an Advanced First Aid class instead of just the basic classes that American Red Cross and others offer. I would suggest our Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Responder classes, they might be what you are looking for.
oahucprtraining.com
I teach classes for American Heart Association, American Safety & Health Institute, Emergency Care & Safety Institute, American Academy of Pediatrics, EMS Safety, ProTrainings, and National Safety Council. Each has their various costs and benefits, just depends on exactly what you are looking for.
Some of the courses I teach are:
- Basic First Aid
Advanced First Aid
Wilderness First Aid
Wilderness First Responder
Wilderness EMT Upgrade
CPR & AED
We also offer 1 on 1 classes and night and weekend classes where others do not.
It sounds like you are wanting more of an Advanced First Aid class instead of just the basic classes that American Red Cross and others offer. I would suggest our Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Responder classes, they might be what you are looking for.
oahucprtraining.com
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