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.
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.