Saving Our Own: Firefighter CPR

While we must be proficient in our abilities to save the public we serve, we must be EXCEPTIONAL in our abilities to save our own. On today's fireground, cardiovascular events and over exertion are the leading cause of firefighter fatalities. Critical life-saving techniques for managing this type of event include immediate and rapid victim removal from the IDLH & their own PPE followed by high quality CPR in a “Pit Crew” type system. This course was developed to ensure that firefighters are equipped with the knowledge to rapidly remove a firefighter found in cardiac arrest, begin resuscitation, quickly and efficiently remove the firefighter from their TOG/SCBA, then transfer patient care to EMS.