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Unit #1 (Week #1) - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
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- Welcome and Introductions
- Recent Disasters and Emergencies
- Team Activity – Tower Building
- Course Preview – CERT Training Video
- Disasters and Disaster Workers
- Impact on Infrastructure
- Structural and Non-structural Hazards
- Home and Workplace Preparedness
- Community Preparedness
- Protection for Disaster Workers
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #2 (Week #2) – FIRE SAFETY
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- Fire Chemistry
- Reducing Fire Hazards – Home and Workplace
- Hazardous Materials / Hazard Mitigation
- CERT Size-up
- Firefighting Resources
- Fire Suppression Safety
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #3 (Week #3) – DISASTER MEDICAL 1 AND 2
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- Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
- Triage
- Public Health Considerations
- Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
- Establishing Treatment Areas
- Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
- Treating Burns
- Wound Care
- Treating Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
- Splinting
- Nasal Injuries
- Treating Hypothermia
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #4 (Week #4) – LIGHT SEARCH AND RESCUE
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- Search and Rescue Size-Up
- Conducting Search Operations
- Conducting Rescue Operations
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #5 (Week #5) – CERT ORGANIZATION AND DISASTER PSYCHOLOGY
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- CERT Organization
- CERT Decision-making
- Documentation
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #6 (Week #6) – TERRORISM AND CERT
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- What is Terrorism
- Terrorist Targets
- Terrorist Weapons
- B-NICE Indications
- Preparing at Home and Work
- CERTs and Terrorist Incidents
- Unit Summary and Homework Assignment
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Unit #7 (Week #7) – COURSE REVIEW AND DISASTER SIMULATION
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- Course Review
- Disaster Simulation
- Graduation
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