Civilian Emergency Trauma Response (CETR)

Location:

418 N 4014 E Suite 6 Rigby, ID 83442

Next Class Date 05/03/2025 @9 AM

The Civilian Emergency Trauma Response, or CETR, class is a dive into intermediate Trauma aid. Taught by certified EMTs and Trauma Medics, students will learn skills to provide aid to victims of traumatic injury from experienced instructors. Students will learn principles based on the MARCH, and TCCC, trauma protocols proven in combat. This class uses highly detailed training aids to demonstrate different types of traumatic injury, and allows students to learn skills such as packing wounds, stabilizing breaks, applying tourniquets, performing trauma evaluations, and preparing patients for transportation to a higher level of care. Additionally, students may purchase an IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit,) from First Action Rescue, A local Idaho Falls based company, and learn the importance of each component and how to properly use it.

Required Items:

-Long pants and closed toe shoes

-Be prepared to discuss traumatic and gruesome topics and see examples of serious traumatic injury. Participants may be exposed to significant stress in the form of practicing emergency trauma care and/or traumatic scenarios.

-We recommend students purchase an Trauma First Aid Kit (TFAK) and bring it with them to discuss the components within, it and their proper use. Kits can be purchased through us, or at www.FirstActionRescue.com

A quality TFAK includes (at minimum) the following items:

-TCCC approved tourniquet 

-Compression it "Israeli" bandage

-Packaged wound-packing gauze

-Chest seals

-Trauma Shears

-Personal Protective items such as a set of Nitrile Gloves

Please contact us or First Action Rescue if you have any questions about these items.