| Unit |
Topics Covered |
| 1.
Disaster Preparedness |
- Introductions
- Recent Disasters and Emergencies
- Course Preview
- Disasters and Disaster Workers
- Impact on the Infrastructure
- Structural and Nonstructural Hazards
- Hazard Mitigation
- Home and Workplace Preparedness
- Community Preparedness
- Protection for Disaster Workers
|
| 2.
Fire Safety |
- Fire chemistry
- Reducing Fire Hazards in the Home &
Workplace
- Hazardous Materials
- CERT Size-up
- Firefighting Resources
- Fire Suppression Safety
|
| 3.
Disaster Medical Operations Part 1 |
- Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
- Triage
|
| 4.
Disaster Medical Operations Part 2 |
- Public Health Considerations
- Functions of Disaster Medical
Operations
- Establishing Treatment Areas
- Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
- Treating Burns
- Wound Care
- Treating Fractures, Sprains, and
Strains
- Splinting
- Nasal Injuries
- Treating Hypothermia
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| 5.
Light Search And Rescue Operations |
- Search and Rescue Size-up
- Conducting Search Operations
- Conducting Rescue Operations
|
| 6.
CERT Organization |
- CERT Organization
- CERT Decision Making
- Documentation
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| 7.
Disaster Psychology |
- Team Well-Being
- Working with Survivors’ Trauma
|
| 8.
Terrorism and CERT |
- What is Terrorism
- Terrorist Targets
- Terrorist Weapons B-NICE Indicators
- Preparing at Home and Work
- CERT's and Terrorist Incidents
|
| 9.
Course Review |
|
| 9.
Disaster Simulation and Graduation |
- Disaster Simulation
- Graduation Ceremony
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