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Addresses personal, community, and organizational response and resilience in emergencies. Learn disaster psychology and self care, personal risk assessment, situational awareness, and preparedness. Obtain the skills needed to deploy as a layperson member of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Learn and practice first aid, light rescue, medical field operations, and experience team building exercises tailored to disaster response. Analyze emergency management concepts and approaches to learn about Stanford's response to a range of scenarios/case studies within the framework of country, state, and federal public health responses. Leave the course prepared to assist in emergency situations meaningfully and confidently.

This course provides an introduction to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for those interested in the field, offering the foundational knowledge and skills needed to manage emergency scenes until advanced responders arrive. The course combines lectures and hands-on practical sessions to prepare students to provide emergency prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with various medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include, but are not limited to: An introduction to EMS systems, Roles and responsibilities of Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs), Anatomy and physiology, Medical emergencies, Trauma care. EMED 111A is a mandatory prerequisite for the EMT Program ( EMED 111B) in the Winter or Spring quarters. Completion of this course, along with the capstone skills session, qualifies students to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam for Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) if they choose not to continue to EMT level ( EMED 111B). Course Details: This hybrid course includes both online and in-person instruction, held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The capstone skills session will be held towards the end of the quarter, with the exact date announced during Week 1. A detailed schedule will be provided during the first week of the course. Key Notes: Instructor permission is required to repeat the course. ONLY graduate students may enroll for 3 or 4 units, and is subject to instructor approval. Freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to enroll. Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3-5 Instructors: Gautreau, M. (PI) ; Marxmiller, E. (PI) Schedule for EMED 111A

This course is the second part of the two-quarter Stanford Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program ( EMED 111A/B). Students are trained to provide basic life support and transport sick or injured patients to the hospital. The course combines lectures and hands-on practical sessions. After completing the EMED 111 sequence and fulfilling all class requirements, students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry EMT cognitive exam and obtain state EMT certification. Areas of study include, but are not limited to: EMS operations, Roles and responsibilities of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), Respiratory and Cardiac Emergencies, Pediatric and Geriatric Care in Emergencies, Continued learning of Medical emergencies, Trauma care with California required Tactical Medicine training, Special considerations for working in the prehospital setting. Course Details: This hybrid course includes both online and in-person instruction, held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Skills labs are generally conducted every Thursday evening, with a full weekend towards the end of the quarter for capstone skills testing. A detailed schedule will be provided during the first week of the course. Prerequisites: Successful completion of EMED 111A and application (see http://emt.stanford.edu) are required. Key Notes: ONLY graduate students may enroll for 3 or 4 units with instructor's permission Terms: Win, Spr | Units: 3-5 Instructors: Gautreau, M. (PI) ; Marxmiller, E. (PI) Schedule for EMED 111B

This comprehensive EMT refresher course is approved by both the State of California and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). It fulfills the continuing education requirements for EMT recertification and includes the California Skills Verification process, ensuring participants maintain their clinical proficiency and compliance with state and national standards. Additionally, participants in this course have the unique opportunity to deepen their learning experience by serving as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the initial EMT training course. This dual role allows them to mentor new EMT students while refining their own expertise, leadership, and instructional skills in a dynamic teaching environment. Key Notes: Instructor permission is required. Students may enroll for 3 or 4 units, subject to instructor approval. Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 3-5 Schedule for EMED 111C

Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including leadership of MCIs, vehicle extrication, and obstetric and pediatric emergencies. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the Stanford EMT training course. There will be one class activity on a weekend towards the end of the quarter, specific date will be announced during the first few weeks of class.**THIS IS NOT AN EMT REFRESHER COURSE, only EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT approved EMT refresher course.**Prerequisites: Current EMT certification (state or NREMT), CPR for Healthcare Providers, and consent of instructor. See http://emt.stanford.edu for more details.

A more advanced and intensive class building on wilderness first aid that teaches first responder skills using improvised resources in varying environmental conditions and extended-care situations. This is used as a framework for learning to respond to medical emergencies in remote wilderness settings. Examines necessary tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions.

Consists of Emergency Medicine focused studies and projects (including Research Projects) in progress. Possible topics include management of trauma patients, common medical and surgical emergencies in pediatric and adult populations, topics in disaster medicine, biosecurity and bioterrorism response, wilderness medicine, international medicine, and others. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

The purpose of this course is to provide medical students re-certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Initial certification ( EMED 201) occurs in the first year and expires 2 years from the initial course. This course will fulfill the requirements of the current BLS certification needed to complete the mandatory Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training prior to graduation. Student will refresh their skills in one and two rescuer CPR for infants and adults, management of an obstructed airway, and use of an automated external defibrillator. This course is offered every quarter on medical school RRAP days (the third Friday of every 2nd quarter) and requires a permission code to enroll to allow us to balance students across the four available sessions. Note that to be fully registered for the course you must complete a separate form sent out by the head TA in addition to registering in the quarter you take the course; you will not receive course dates and information without completing this form. If you have any questions, or if you are a non-medical student who wishes to take the course, please email the head TA, Haley Morin, at hdmorin@stanford.edu.

This course provides an introduction to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for those interested in the field, offering the foundational knowledge and skills needed to manage emergency scenes until advanced responders arrive. The course combines lectures and hands-on practical sessions to prepare students to provide emergency prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with various medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include, but are not limited to: An introduction to EMS systems, Roles and responsibilities of Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs), Anatomy and physiology, Medical emergencies, Trauma care. EMED 111A is a mandatory prerequisite for the EMT Program ( EMED 111B) in the Winter or Spring quarters. Completion of this course, along with the capstone skills session, qualifies students to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam for Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) if they choose not to continue to EMT level ( EMED 111B). Course Details: This hybrid course includes both online and in-person instruction, held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The capstone skills session will be held towards the end of the quarter, with the exact date announced during Week 1. A detailed schedule will be provided during the first week of the course. Key Notes: Instructor permission is required to repeat the course. ONLY graduate students may enroll for 3 or 4 units, and is subject to instructor approval. Freshmen and sophomores are encouraged to enroll. Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 3-5 Instructors: Gautreau, M. (PI) ; Marxmiller, E. (PI) Schedule for EMED 111A