Working on a disaster involves risk of injury – cuts, punctures, sprains, broken bones, even heart attacks. Chainsaw work, in particular, has the potential of causing severe or life-threatening injuries. Learn how to provide emergency treatment of injuries in the field before medical treatment can be obtained. Florida-Georgia Lutheran Early Response (FGLER) is providing a one-day First Aid for Disaster Volunteers class at Cedarkirk Camp & Conference Center, 1920 Streetman Drive, Lithia, FL (Brandon area) on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Training will include:
- Basic First Aid – Red Cross First Aid for minor cuts, sprains, and broken bones.
- CPR/AED – American Heart Association certification.
- Stop The Bleed® – Amer. College of Surgeons course on stopping severe trauma bleeding.
This training will be a mixture of presentation and hands-on. Students will learn how to assess the ABC’s of a medical emergency, how to properly provide quick emergency first aid to an injured person, perform CPR, use an automatic electronic defibrillator (AED), and to stop severe blood loss through using a tourniquet and pressure bandages.
Who May Attend:
- Anyone age 14 or older
- LERT Chainsaw Operators
- LERT Volunteers
- Team Safety Officers
- Team Leaders
- LERT Site Managers
- School Teachers and Staff
- Pastors
- Church Elders and Ushers
- Church Members
While the class is geared towards disaster response, LERT Volunteer status is not a requirement.
Registration and Other Important Information:
- Registration is limited to 20 people.
- Walk-ins will be allowed, provided the class is not full.
- The First Aid for Disaster Volunteers track will be all day, running the same time as the LERT, Chainsaw, and Bobcat trainings.
- Registration must be completed online at lcms-org, or you may go to www.fgler.org for more information. Deadline for registration is March 1.
- A registration donation of $35 helps cover the cost of lunch and training materials.
- Registration includes lunch, all training materials and supplies, any certifications, shirt, and first aid kit.
- Donation payment for the class may be made online at fgler.org, or at the training by cash, credit card, or check (make checks payable to “Florida-Georgia Lutheran Early Response”, please note “LERT Training March 9” on the check.
- Check-in begins at 8:15 am, with class starting at 9:00 am, March 9.
- Each participant will receive a bleeding control emergency first aid kit, with C.A.T. tourniquet.
- Information on Cedarkirk Camp & Conference Center can be found at www.cedarkirk.org.
- Overnight lodging may be available Friday night. It is not included in the registration and is your responsibility to arrange and pay for.
- Questions regarding the training may be directed to Joel Mathews at jmathews@fgler.org.
