21-Hour California Public Safety First Aid (PSFA) Course
This 21-hour course is intended for public safety personnel, including firefighters, lifeguards, peace officers, and students/trainees in these fields.
STC Course #08288378
Sierra Sacramento Valley LEMSA Approved Training Provider
This advanced First Aid course consists of 21 hours of coursework covering the following topics:
- Emergency response
- Scene and patient assessment
- Emergency moves and recovery position
- Emergency communication and multiple-rescuer response
- Pro-rescuer CPR/AED
- Bleeding control
- Shock management
- Wound care
- Sudden illnesses and medical emergencies (breathing difficulty, diabetic emergencies, fainting, heart attack, seizures, stroke)
- Musculoskeletal injury care and spinal motion restriction
- Pregnancy and emergency childbirth
- Care for poisoning and drug abuse
- Environmental emergencies
- Animal bites and stings
- Extrication
- Terrorist/active-shooter/CBRN incident and natural disaster response
- Tactical casualty care
- Triage/treatment/transport
This is a Public Safety First Aid course as described in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 9, Chapter 1.5
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First Aid/CPR/AED Refresher – CA POST 1179-21797, STC #06077355
This course updates and advances all prior first aid/CPR training. It meets the EMSA First Aid/CPR/AED Title 22, Section 100023 requirements established April 1, 2015.
Length and Cost
8-hour (CPT) course that raises emergency medical response standards to current EMSA Title 22 requirements, including:
- 2025 AHA CPR standards
- Victim assessment
- Basic Life Support
- "High Risk" medical emergencies
- Mass-casualty incidents and appropriate response
All classes run from 8:00am-5:00pm, POST approved Reimbursement Plan IV.
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Locations and Dates
Presentations will be scheduled as needed. If you are interested in the 8-hour training and would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact us.
Skills Verification
TAPS can also provide first responder skills verification for agencies using the POST Learning Portal for the cognitive portion of training. The fee is negotiable. Please contact us at info@tapstraining.com if interested.
First Aid/CPR Instructor Transition – CA POST 1179-21799
This course meets the EMSA First Aid/CPR/AED Title 22, Section 100023, requirements, established April 1, 2015. This course provides current First Aid/CPR instructors with the required skills to instruct the EMSA First Aid/CPR/AED course.
Length and Cost
8-hour course prepares graduates to teach the POST First Aid/CPR/AED Update course.
All classes are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. POST approved Reimbursement Plan IV.
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Locations and Dates
Presentations will be scheduled as needed. If you are interested in the 8-hour training and would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact us.
We are seeking host sites for additional presentations approved by POST. Please contact us at info@tapstraining.com if you are interested!