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Center for Prehospital Care and Emergency Preparedness

The world of emergency response has changed. Now more than ever, the need exists for comprehensive training and the strengthening of all responder resources. First responders need to prepare to respond to everything from minor injuries to large scale mass casualty incidents. To help meet the needs of the first responder community, The Center for Prehospital Care and Emergency Preparedness at Sanford USD Medical Center is dedicated to delivering comprehensive education and training to emergency responders. We are focused on providing a wide range of programs for ambulance, fire, law enforcement and hospital based responders. We will also custom design safety and preparedness programs for schools and businesses as well as deliver community based citizen preparedness programs through the EMS Resource Center. Some of the programs offered by the Center for Prehospital Care and Emergency Preparedness are: Certified First Responder Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic Refresher Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Critical Care EMT- Paramedic (CCEMT-P) programs Incident Command for EMS Providers EMS Branch Operations at Mass Casualty Incidents EMS response to terrorist incidents OSHA Hazardous Materials Awareness – 4 hours OSHA Hazardous Materials Operations – 16 Hours National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Awareness US Department of Homeland Security CBRNE awareness – 8 hours Incident Command Systems for Hospitals Disaster Preparedness training and exercises for hospital personnel The staff at the Sanford Center for Prehospital Care and Emergency Preparedness collectively has more than 100 years of clinical hands on experience in nursing, paramedicine, flight medicine, disaster preparedness and hazardous materials / CBRNE event response. In addition, the staff has trained thousands of EMS providers during original and refresher programs. This unique cross section of our staff allows us to deliver a unique multidisciplinary approach to training emergency responders. The end result is a seamless integration of patient care from the site of an incident through hospital discharge. If you are serious about emergency preparedness and response and you are ready to experience the finest in training programs, give us a call at 605-333-6645 and find out what programs we can offer you. Emergency Medical Services Links: The Continuing Education Coordinating Board of EMS National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians South Dakota Department of Public Safety - Office of Emergency Medical Services Nebraska Health and Human Services - Emergency Medical Services Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board Iowa Department of Public Health - Emergency Medical Services Email