Boston University | Emergency | Medical

What You Can Do.

Have you ever been involved in an accident? Or, maybe come across someone who’s just injured themselves? Or you’re playing a sport and one of the other players gets injured? Or you’re having dinner in a restaurant and someone can’t breathe because some food is lodged in their airway?

Well, what would you do? Or more importantly, what could you do to help that person?

The first thing is to get emergency medical help on the way. The next step is to administer the appropriate first, if properly trained.

IF PROPERLY TRAINED. How would one be properly trained?

The best way to be trained in first aid is right here at Boston University’s Emergency Medical Response Program, which you find at http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/programs/emt/index.html.

The Emergency Response Program offers a wide array of basic, intermediate, and advanced level classes in the fall, spring, and even summer for students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. From Community CPR to Wilderness First Aid to Emergency Medical Technician, there are many unique opportunities to learn life-saving skills whether you are interested in pursuing medicine as a career option, in need of a certification required by an employer, or just interested in being able to help a family member, loved one, or stranger when an emergency occurs.

The Emergency Response Program specializes in classes that result in certifications lasting from one to three years, but classes that are offered for informational, recertification, and continuing education purposes are some of the most popular. Many classes are available to students for credit as part of the Physical Development Program, but all classes are also available to members and the general public. Classes are predominately held during evening hours and on weekends to allow everyone to fit a class into their busy academic or work schedules. Each class is taught by a friendly experienced instructor in a relaxed and fun environment that combines lectures and discussions with practical hands-on sessions complete with lifelike simulation manikins. Small class sizes allow for individualized attention and material that can be customized to cover subjects in which students are most interested.

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