First Aid and Emergency Care Refresher

⚠️ COMPLIANCE WARNING: INSTRUCTIONAL THEORY ONLY

This course provides the 4-hour theoretical classroom instruction required for the First Aid Refresher under MN Rule 8840.5910 Subpart 9.A. It is designed to update STS and NEMT drivers on critical emergency response protocols.

This course does NOT certify a driver’s physical first aid competency.

Requirement: To be fully compliant with state law (Subpart 11), the employer MUST physically evaluate the driver’s ability to perform practical first aid skills (including airway management, bleeding control, and shock treatment) using the provided “First Aid Practical Skills Verification Form” (PDF included in Lesson 1).

This module covers standard industry equipment (including lifts and large buses) for full certification. If you are currently operating a minivan, please view this as “General Industry Knowledge” required for future vehicle types.

Course Description

The First Aid and Emergency Care Refresher course updates STS and NEMT operators on the critical cognitive knowledge required to manage medical emergencies effectively until professional help arrives.

This 4-hour review emphasizes rapid hazard recognition, appropriate emergency response protocols, and the theoretical application of life-saving techniques. It is designed to ensure drivers remain vigilant and prepared to handle unexpected medical crises across all types of transit vehicles and environments.

What You Will Learn:

• Trauma Management: Theoretical review of preliminary treatments for shock and techniques for the control of severe bleeding.

• Resuscitation Basics: Review of proper airway management principles.

• Environmental Emergencies: Protocols for the prevention and treatment of frostbite, cold exposure, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

• Medical Crises Recognition: Identifying the signs of sudden illnesses, including stroke, heart attack, convulsions, fainting, and seizures.

• Diabetic Emergencies: Recognizing and understanding medical complications related to diabetes, including hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.

• Mental Health First Aid: Recognizing the signs of a mental health emergency or panic attack and how to respond appropriately.

• Emergency Activation: Clear guidelines on when and how to correctly summon emergency medical assistance services.

Compliance Information

This training fulfills the four-hour refresher first aid or emergency-care course requirement outlined in Minnesota Administrative Rules 8840.5910 Subpart 9.A (which must include instruction in the elements listed in Subpart 4).

• Target Audience: Existing STS and NEMT Drivers/Attendants requiring their mandatory 3-year first aid refresher training.

• Duration: 4 Hours (Mandatory Minimum).

• Certification: Theory Only (Requires Mandatory Employer Physical Skills Verification).