First On The Scene (FOTS)

Service Description

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 All NAEMT training centers are approved to teach FOTS courses. FOTS courses being conducted by an approved NAEMT Training Center.