First On The Scene (FOTS)

First on the Scene (FOTS), 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