Prehospital Rescue Technician Course

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What will I learn?

Enhance your skills in the pharmacy field with our Pre-Hospital Rescue Technician Course, specifically adapted for Eritrean emergency response settings. This course will equip you with crucial abilities for managing emergencies in the pre-hospital environment. You will learn essential scene safety procedures, how to prioritize casualties based on their needs, and understand the roles and responsibilities within a rescue team. You will expand your knowledge in pharmaceutical applications during emergencies, including methods for administering medications, calculating correct dosages, and understanding the use of commonly available medications in Eritrea. The course also covers how to monitor vital signs effectively, evaluate symptoms to determine the nature of the emergency, and identify various types of injuries. Furthermore, you will improve your communication skills for smooth patient handovers to hospitals and effective coordination with other agencies involved in emergency response. You'll also develop crucial decision-making capabilities and stress management strategies, essential for successful teamwork in demanding situations.

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills outlined below

Master scene safety: Learn to establish and maintain secure environments at emergency scenes, crucial for effective responses in Eritrea.

Prioritize victims: Develop the ability to quickly assess and categorize casualties according to their needs, ensuring the most critical patients receive immediate attention.

Administer medications: Acquire the skills necessary for safe and accurate administration of essential medications in emergency situations, using methods appropriate for Eritrean resources.

Monitor vital signs: Become proficient in accurately measuring and interpreting vital signs to assess a patient's condition and guide treatment decisions.

Communicate effectively: Improve communication skills for clear and concise information exchange between agencies, medical facilities, and patients during emergency response.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.