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Emergency Medical Dispatch 911/EMD 11/11-11/16/19 & 12/9-12/14/19

This 40-hour approved NECI course provides the basic level of certification required by the State of New Jersey for any personnel working for a police department or other dispatch agency where 9-1-1 calls are answered. Topics covered will include an overview of dispatch procedures, legal and liability issues, techniques for answering 9-1-1 calls, handling the caller with “special” needs, and the history of New Jersey’s 9-1-1 system. This course includes a full day of role playing involving simulated 9-1-1 calls. Students who successfully complete this course will possess the fundamental skills required to begin working as a 9-1-1 call taker. There are no prerequisites for this course and no dispatch experience is required.

This thirty-two (32) hour State of New Jersey approved course provides the next level of certification for personnel that are already Basic Telecommunicator Certified (BTC). It is required for anyone working for a Police Department or other agency that receives requests for medical assistance from the general public and dispatches EMS units. Topics covered include responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD), legal and liability issues, giving medical instructions by telephone and the use of emergency medical dispatch guide cards. This course includes more than a day and a half of role playing involving simulated 9-1-1 medical calls. Students who successfully complete this course will possess the fundamental skills to handle 9-1-1 medical calls. These program offers (21) elective CEU’s to qualify as Emergency Medical Technicians.

Instructor: Robert Gromb, Fit-4-Basic

Times: 6:00 pm – 11:00pm

Saturdays (8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Instructor : Robert Gromb
Dates : 11/11/19 to 12/14/19
Days : Mon,Tues,Weds,Thu,Fri,Sat
From : 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Fee : $ 649.00
Course Number : P167

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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