This weekend I will be in class on Friday night from 6 to 10, then 8 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday. Sounds like fun, no? I am taking a CERT class to learn how to help my community in the event of a national emergency.
The class sounds intense. Not only is it a whole weekend dust in the wind, but we are covering the following……
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Session I, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: hazards one can encounter and how familys should react before, during and after.
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Session II, DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION: Fire chemistry, hazardous materials, fire hazards, and fire suppression strategies.
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Session III, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS PART I: Diagnosing and treating airway obstruction, bleeding, and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques.
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Session IV, DISASTER MEDICAL OPERATIONS, PART II: Evaluating patients by doing a head to toe assessment, establishing a medical treatment area, performing basic first aid, and practicing in a safe and sanitary manner.
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Session V, LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS: Planning a rescue, including size-up, search techniques, rescue techniques, and most important, rescuer safety.
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Session VI, DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY AND TEAM ORGANIZATION: Signs and symptoms that might be experienced by the disaster victim and worker.Session VII, COURSE REVIEW AND DISASTER SIMULATION
I did find it ironic that I had to sign up for the class by filling out a paper form in pen and mailing in my form by snail mail.
Below: I hope the end of the world happens during the AZ State Fair.
Love your blog, Kevin…and I always read it hearing your voice and inflection, which possibly unfortunately makes even the most serious comments funny. I am not taking this subject lightly, but you happen to be one funny guy.
Can I bring you a cold beer on break? I’m sorry but thats some serious stuff!
I’m surprised they accepted it by a mail carrier! I’d a thought they’d only accept if you walked it over and handed it to the person in charge in person.