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All IU students are encouraged to visit our
safety section for
information on campus and personal safety.
Select one of the following course types
to learn more:
First Aid
This is an entry-level course that teaches people how to respond to
typical minor medical emergencies that
they may
encounter during everyday life. Students learn how to assess such
a situation and to determine and
render
appropriate care, such as bandaging or splinting. It is generally
believed that as many members of a
community
should be trained in first aid as possible. Therefore, all members
of the general public are
encouraged to
take this course.
First Aid
CPR
This is an entry-level course that teaches people how to respond when
another person has stopped
breathing for any reason.
Students learn how to assess such a situation and to determine and
render
appropriate care, which usually
consists of rescue breathing, commonly known as "mouth to mouth," and
often chest compressions.
The course can be taken independently of the first aid course, although
the two
are great complements to each
other. The course also usually includes the AED component (see
below).
All CPR courses provided by IU-EMS
include this. It is generally believed that as many members of the
community should be trained in CPR
and AED administration as possible. Therefore, all members of the
general public are encouraged to
take this course.
CPR
AED
This is an entry-level course that teaches
people how to respond when another person's heart has stopped
beating for any reason and
an AED (automatic external defibrillator) machine is available.
Students learn
how to administer
the machine, which will apply electric shocks to the pulseless person's
heart in an attempt
to provoke it
to resume beating. In such a situation, standard CPR will also be
necessary. This training is
usually provided as part of a first aid or CPR course and is rarely
offered alone. For courses that IU-EMS
provides,
the AED component is included in the CPR course.
AED
First Responder
This is a course intended for non-EMS (emergency medical service) public
safety personnel, typically
firefighters
and police officers (although many firefighters are also EMTs -
see
below). These individuals
usually arrive
on emergency scenes before EMS personnel and hence are titled "first
responders." They are
trained above the level of standard community-based first aid, CPR, and AED
administration, and are
certified
to perform additional procedures such as placing someone onto a
backboard or giving them oxygen
to
breath. First responders are also often vital in assisting EMS
personnel after they arrive. Students must
be certified in first aid, CPR, and AED administration to
complete this course, but is is often provided as part
of the course itself.
First Responder
EMT-Basic
This is a course that trains people to certify as EMTs (emergency
medical technicians). The EMT-Basic
level is the first of
three (and in some states four, including Indiana), the last of which is
the paramedic level.
Essentially, EMT-Basics are "small paramedics." They typically
respond in an ambulance whenever a
person requests medical
help by dialing 911. They assess and treat a wide range of
illnesses and injuries,
including heart
attacks and traumatic injuries from vehicle accidents. Students must be certified in first aid,
CPR, and AED
administration to complete this course, but it is
often provided as part of the course itself.
Students must also
pass two state examinations to become
certified. Visit the
EMT-Basic page for
detailed
information on what an EMT is and the
conditions that he or she assesses and treats.
EMT-Basic
Additional opportunities are detailed on the
advancement page.
For more information on a specific course type,
please select one of the following links:
For a schedule of available IU-EMS courses, visit the
events page.
All IU students are encouraged to visit our
safety section for
information on campus and personal safety.
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