First Responder

A certified first responder is a person who has completed forty to sixty hours of training in providing pre-hospital care for medical emergencies. They have more skill than someone who is trained in first aid but they are not emergency medical technicians. The term "certified first responder" is not to be confused with a typical "first responder", which is a literal term to describe the first medically trained responder to arrive on scene (police, fire, EMS, lay rescuer). A "certified first responder" is an actual title given to fill the gap between a basic first aider and an EMT-Basic.