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SUMMARY:Emergency Medical Responder Course
DESCRIPTION:🚑 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (EMR) COURSE 🚑\nReady to gain the skills and confidence to respond when someone needs help most?\nOur Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course begins Monday\, September 14th at 6:00 PM at the Emergency Services Building in Perham\, MN.\nThis course is designed for those who want to learn essential emergency medical skills and be prepared to provide lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.\n📅 Start Date: Monday\, September 14\, 2026\, every Monday night except the 4th Monday if the month.\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: Emergency Services Building — Perham\, MN\n🩺 What you’ll learn includes: • Patient assessment\n• CPR & AED\n• Airway and breathing emergencies\n• Trauma care\n• Bleeding control\n• Medical emergencies\n• Spinal and musculoskeletal injuries\n• Shock and other life-threatening conditions\n• Hands-on emergency response skills\nWhether you’re a firefighter\, rescue squad member\, law enforcement officer\, volunteer\, healthcare professional\, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to help\, this course will give you valuable skills that can make a difference when seconds count.\n📢 Class starts September 14th — don’t miss your opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Responder!\n📩 Contact us for registration and course information. Lakes Country Emergency Education & Consulting. 218-298-2482 or email lakescountryedu@gmail.com \nVirtual or In-Person: Both\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Perham Emergency Services Building 525 West Main Street\, Perham\, MN 56573
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/emergency-medical-responder-course-2/2026-10-12/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Emergency Medical Responder Course
DESCRIPTION:🚑 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (EMR) COURSE 🚑\nReady to gain the skills and confidence to respond when someone needs help most?\nOur Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course begins Monday\, September 14th at 6:00 PM at the Emergency Services Building in Perham\, MN.\nThis course is designed for those who want to learn essential emergency medical skills and be prepared to provide lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.\n📅 Start Date: Monday\, September 14\, 2026\, every Monday night except the 4th Monday if the month.\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: Emergency Services Building — Perham\, MN\n🩺 What you’ll learn includes: • Patient assessment\n• CPR & AED\n• Airway and breathing emergencies\n• Trauma care\n• Bleeding control\n• Medical emergencies\n• Spinal and musculoskeletal injuries\n• Shock and other life-threatening conditions\n• Hands-on emergency response skills\nWhether you’re a firefighter\, rescue squad member\, law enforcement officer\, volunteer\, healthcare professional\, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to help\, this course will give you valuable skills that can make a difference when seconds count.\n📢 Class starts September 14th — don’t miss your opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Responder!\n📩 Contact us for registration and course information. Lakes Country Emergency Education & Consulting. 218-298-2482 or email lakescountryedu@gmail.com \nVirtual or In-Person: Both\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Perham Emergency Services Building 525 West Main Street\, Perham\, MN 56573
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/emergency-medical-responder-course-2/2026-10-05/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Emergency Medical Responder Course
DESCRIPTION:🚑 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (EMR) COURSE 🚑\nReady to gain the skills and confidence to respond when someone needs help most?\nOur Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course begins Monday\, September 14th at 6:00 PM at the Emergency Services Building in Perham\, MN.\nThis course is designed for those who want to learn essential emergency medical skills and be prepared to provide lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.\n📅 Start Date: Monday\, September 14\, 2026\, every Monday night except the 4th Monday if the month.\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: Emergency Services Building — Perham\, MN\n🩺 What you’ll learn includes: • Patient assessment\n• CPR & AED\n• Airway and breathing emergencies\n• Trauma care\n• Bleeding control\n• Medical emergencies\n• Spinal and musculoskeletal injuries\n• Shock and other life-threatening conditions\n• Hands-on emergency response skills\nWhether you’re a firefighter\, rescue squad member\, law enforcement officer\, volunteer\, healthcare professional\, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to help\, this course will give you valuable skills that can make a difference when seconds count.\n📢 Class starts September 14th — don’t miss your opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Responder!\n📩 Contact us for registration and course information. Lakes Country Emergency Education & Consulting. 218-298-2482 or email lakescountryedu@gmail.com \nVirtual or In-Person: Both\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Perham Emergency Services Building 525 West Main Street\, Perham\, MN 56573
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/emergency-medical-responder-course-2/2026-09-28/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Emergency Medical Responder Course
DESCRIPTION:🚑 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (EMR) COURSE 🚑\nReady to gain the skills and confidence to respond when someone needs help most?\nOur Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course begins Monday\, September 14th at 6:00 PM at the Emergency Services Building in Perham\, MN.\nThis course is designed for those who want to learn essential emergency medical skills and be prepared to provide lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.\n📅 Start Date: Monday\, September 14\, 2026\, every Monday night except the 4th Monday if the month.\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: Emergency Services Building — Perham\, MN\n🩺 What you’ll learn includes: • Patient assessment\n• CPR & AED\n• Airway and breathing emergencies\n• Trauma care\n• Bleeding control\n• Medical emergencies\n• Spinal and musculoskeletal injuries\n• Shock and other life-threatening conditions\n• Hands-on emergency response skills\nWhether you’re a firefighter\, rescue squad member\, law enforcement officer\, volunteer\, healthcare professional\, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to help\, this course will give you valuable skills that can make a difference when seconds count.\n📢 Class starts September 14th — don’t miss your opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Responder!\n📩 Contact us for registration and course information. Lakes Country Emergency Education & Consulting. 218-298-2482 or email lakescountryedu@gmail.com \nVirtual or In-Person: Both\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Perham Emergency Services Building 525 West Main Street\, Perham\, MN 56573
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/emergency-medical-responder-course-2/2026-09-21/
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Emergency Medical Responder Course
DESCRIPTION:🚑 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (EMR) COURSE 🚑\nReady to gain the skills and confidence to respond when someone needs help most?\nOur Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course begins Monday\, September 14th at 6:00 PM at the Emergency Services Building in Perham\, MN.\nThis course is designed for those who want to learn essential emergency medical skills and be prepared to provide lifesaving care before an ambulance arrives.\n📅 Start Date: Monday\, September 14\, 2026\, every Monday night except the 4th Monday if the month.\n⏰ Time: 6:00 PM\n📍 Location: Emergency Services Building — Perham\, MN\n🩺 What you’ll learn includes: • Patient assessment\n• CPR & AED\n• Airway and breathing emergencies\n• Trauma care\n• Bleeding control\n• Medical emergencies\n• Spinal and musculoskeletal injuries\n• Shock and other life-threatening conditions\n• Hands-on emergency response skills\nWhether you’re a firefighter\, rescue squad member\, law enforcement officer\, volunteer\, healthcare professional\, or simply someone who wants to be better prepared to help\, this course will give you valuable skills that can make a difference when seconds count.\n📢 Class starts September 14th — don’t miss your opportunity to become an Emergency Medical Responder!\n📩 Contact us for registration and course information. Lakes Country Emergency Education & Consulting. 218-298-2482 or email lakescountryedu@gmail.com \nVirtual or In-Person: Both\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Perham Emergency Services Building 525 West Main Street\, Perham\, MN 56573
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/emergency-medical-responder-course-2/2026-09-14/
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SUMMARY:Ready for the Rare: HCID Skills for EMS & Hospital Response
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URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/ready-for-the-rare-hcid-skills-for-ems-hospital-response/
LOCATION:Ringdahl Ambulance Fergus Falls\, 214 E Junius Ave\, Fergus Falls\, MN\, 56537\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Training
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SUMMARY:Management Conference
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URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/management-conference/
LOCATION:Perham Lakeside Golf Course\, 2727 450th St\, Perham\, MN\, 56573\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminars,Training,WCEMS Events
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SUMMARY:Management Conference
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URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/management-conference-2/
LOCATION:Perham Lakeside Golf Course\, 2727 450th St\, Perham\, MN\, 56573\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminars,Training,WCEMS Events
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SUMMARY:Community Naloxone Training (Virtual)
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URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/community-naloxone-training-virtual/
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SUMMARY:Critical Incident Stress Management Training
DESCRIPTION:Team Training for Public Safety Agencies \nPrepared. Peer-Driven. Operationally Appropriate Support After Critical Incidents. \nWhy CISM Matters in Public Safety\nFire\, EMS\, and law enforcement personnel are routinely exposed to high-stress and high-impact incidents. Without a structured\, peer-based response\, agencies risk:\nIncreased burnout and absenteeism\n*Declining morale and retention\n*Operational disruption after critical incidents\n*Increased liability and workers’ compensation claims \nA properly trained Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team provides agencies with a proactive\, structured approach to supporting personnel following critical events—without crossing into clinical care. \nWhat CISM Is — and What It Is NOT\nCISM IS\n✔ Peer-based support\n✔ Confidential and non-disciplinary\n✔ Operationally focused\n✔ Designed specifically for public safety\n✔ A best-practice response after critical incidents \nCISM IS NOT\n✖ Therapy or counseling\n✖ Mental health treatment\n✖ Mandatory participation\n✖ A replacement for professional clinical care \nCISM helps stabilize personnel after critical incidents and provides appropriate pathways for further support when needed. \nWho Should Be Trained\n*Firefighters\n*EMTs & Paramedics\n*Law Enforcement Officers\n*Supervisors & Command Staff\n*Dispatchers\n*Rescue & Emergency Response Personnel \nTraining is appropriate for peer responders\, supervisors\, and agency leadership. \nIncidents That May Trigger CISM\n*Line-of-duty deaths or serious injuries\n*Pediatric fatalities\n*Officer-involved shootings\n*Mass casualty incidents\n*Suicide or traumatic deaths\n*Any event with significant emotional or operational impact \nWhat This Training Provides\n✔ How to establish an in-house CISM Team\n✔ Roles and responsibilities of peer responders\n✔ Defusing and debriefing structures\n✔ Supervisor and command staff guidance\n✔ Scene leadership considerations\n✔ Confidentiality and ethical boundaries\n✔ Referral pathways and follow-up support\n✔ Policy and documentation guidance \nThis course is peer-driven\, structured\, and designed to protect both personnel and the agency. \nVirtual or In-Person: In-Person\nArea: Regional\nVenue: Shooting Star Casino
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/critical-incident-stress-management-training/
LOCATION:777 South Casnio Rd\, 777 South Casino Rd\, Mahnomen\, Minnesota\, 56557
CATEGORIES:Training
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SUMMARY:Critical Conversations in EMS
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nVirtual or In-Person: Virtual\nArea: Local\nVenue: Online
URL:https://westcentralems.com/event/critical-conversations-in-ems/
CATEGORIES:Training
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