Community First Responder (CFR
Course Description:
The Community First Responder course prepares participants to recognise emergencies, assess patients and
provide immediate life saving care before advanced help arrives. It is approximately 80% practical, combining
simulation and skills labs with supervised ambulance and hospital exposure. The competency-based curriculum
supports the Uganda Ministry of Health’s priorities for strengthening emergency care and community-level
response.
Key Benefits
• Practise CPR, AED use, airway care, bleeding control and patient assessment.
• Build confidence through weekend skills labs, realistic scenarios and four supervised rotation shifts.
• Learn when and how to escalate care safely through EMS and hospital pathways.
• Earn an internationally accredited certificate in partnership with Preserve-A-Life and a CIU short-course
certificate.
DURATION
- This is a course that can be completed online in 12 weeks.
TUITION
- UGX 550,000/-
- USD 150$
TARGET GROUP
• Health sciences students and healthcare workers
• Community health workers and community leaders
• Teachers, workplace response teams and security personnel
• Drivers, riders and others who may be first at an emergency
Core Modules Outline
01 introduction to EMS and First Responder Operations
02 Patient Assessment and Clinical Decisions
03 Airway, Breathing and Ventilation
04 CPR, AED and Cardiac Emergencies
05 Medical Emergencies
06 Trauma and Bleeding Control
07 Obstetric, Paediatric and Special Population Emergencies
08 Environmental Emergencies and Special Challenges
09 Scene Safety, Rescue, Extrication and HazMat
10 Communication, Triage, Documentation and EMS Operations
Facilitator's Profile
The course is led by EMS clinicians Dr. Elango Mbaho, Dr. Ssenkubuge Umal and Angel C. Ukwitegyetse,
NREMT-P. Together, they bring up to 25 years of experience in emergency medicine and EMS across
international and local community settings, with expertise in clinical teaching, prehospital care and responder
training.
