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New 4th Edition Disaster First Aid Handbook
The new Handbook is out. At the suggestion of some of our busiest Instructors, we have restructured the Handbook to more closely mirror the Powerpoint Presentation. The biggest change is the order of the pages: The skills illustrations that were located in the appendix are now moved forward into the sections they relate to. The 4th edition also has some new material, but if you still have 3rd edition books on hand, you can continue to use them as before, and your next book order will be the new edition. The 4th edition is also available as a downloadable e-book at the website.
(Ideally, instructors should discourge students from flipping through the book during class presentations. The handbook has a different function; it is a reference and refresher, a short form of the essentials & formulas they learn in class, to be kept in the first aid kit. It is helpful to read the book before the class and after the class, but during the class it's very important that they listen to to the instructor and get a full understanding of the information and skills you are presenting and demonstrating.)
Not Your Grandfather's First Aid.
If you're not familiar with disaster first aid, you'll notice right away that it's completely different. Designed for disaster, it's focused on essentials only. There are no "snakebites and jellyfish stings" here. Disaster First Aid is complete but concise, practical and do-able by almost anyone. These are the same disaster protocols used by Fire Dept. and ambulance EMS First Responders, scaled down to citizen level. Disaster First Aid is what to do when 911 is overwhelmed and is unavailable or seriously delayed by the large number of calls in a major emergency. In DFA you learn to use your most important tools:
1. Your own two hands 2. Whatever materials are available to you 3. Rapid Triage (adapted for citizens from S.T.A.R.T.) 4. The skills of simple exam, bandaging & splinting, controlling bleeding, recognizing and treating shock. 5. Your own good common sense and natural ability.
CE Credits for Nurses and Paramedics
The first state-level program to offer Continuing Education credits in nursing for DFA was Alaska RESPOND, a division of Alaska Public HealthDept. ESAR-VHP. (Every state has one.) The approved courses were set up as Instructor Training. Other educational programs can apply for CE through their State Public Health or Nursing Education systems. Paramedic CE provider programs must apply through their state or county Prehospital CE Provider channels.
Life Lines – Tell Us About Yourself
We always need articles for our Life Lines column. We want your disaster-related helpful information of all kinds, stories of actual emergency experiences, and descriptions of your local disaster response team or group. Anything that might assist other new groups getting started. Input is easy, by e-mail or from this page: lifelines/submit articles. We love to hear from you.
Still The One
Disaster first aid is still ranked #1 on Google search under the keywords "first aid for disaster." That means there's good, targeted, well-researched content on our website.
We're still the same practical, personal, small business. We appreciate what you do, and want to help you do it. You don't have to be a professional teacher to teach Disaster First Aid, or a rocket scientist to learn it. It's critical but simple, it's different; it's outside the box. It works.
Our best to you, Victoria & the staff and friends of Disaster First Aid |
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TOP INSTRUCTORS of 2011
LeMay Hupp, RN, Anchorage Alaska created and developed the Alaska Nurse Alert System in 2010 and trained R.N. volunteers to become Disaster First Aid instructors. These nurses then traveled to other cities and outlying areas to teach DFA to citizens. In 2011, the program was adopted into the State of Alaska’s Division of Public Health Services ESAR-VHP system and LeMay was made Director of the statewide program where she is continuing her teaching, organizing, and mentoring work. Nurses taking this DFA training course can receive 4 hours of Nursing Continuing Education credits. Profile: Alaska RESPOND
Winslow "Wink" Chase, OCEVA, Orange County California. The Organized Communities Emergency Volunteer Association is a central source for citizen disaster preparedness and response that integrates disaster planning among businesses, neighborhoods, First Responder agencies, and government and non-government organizations. As head of OCEVA, Mr. Chase has personally taught large groups of adults and seniors. OCEVA also links and coordinates programs in Family Disaster Preparedness, First Responder, Organizational Leadership, CPR, N.E.S.T. (aka CERT) and Teen N.E.S.T. Profile: OCEVA
Join Us, Get a Free Profile + AdSpace
When you buy the instructor kit, you automatically become a "subscriber" which means you have the right to use and teach the course. You can teach DFA just for your own neighborhood group or coworkers, or you can teach DFA as a Small Business to earn a living.
Whether you teach for free or for income, you can join our DFA Members group and get discounts on books or anything else you buy. All Instructors who teach for income can have, at your request, a free ad space on our Google #1 website. Use this link to become a member and/or get your free profile and advertising space.
Discount Vouchers
All instructors are eligible for a 10% discount on books in addition to the automatic website discount. If you don't have your discount voucher number yet, e-mail a request to: disasterfirstaid@earthlink.net.
Who Uses Disaster First Aid?
The greatest concentration of DFA instructors is in the continental US and Alaska, about 65%. We have website visitors from 40+ countries, primarily from the US, the UK, Canada, India, and the Middle East. Though Disaster First Aid classes are scattered all across the US, the highest number of current active instructors are in California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver BC, Alaska, New York and Massachusetts.
Who needs it?
Like CPR, disaster first aid is something everybody needs, and everybody should know. At least one family member, at least 10% of all employees, (Premera Blue Cross taught nearly 100% of theirs) and in schools, every teacher and administrator should be trained once a year in this essential information and skills. see: Anone Can Save Lives |
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