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Macalester First Aid is a student organization that aims to bring emergency medical education and service to the Macalester College community. We hold regular CPR/AED classes throughout the semester and offer at least one EMT-B course every year. At our weekly meetings we run through medical/trauma scenarios, give presentations on current medical practices, and practice response techniques through continuing education.
All students are invited to attend, no training or medical experience required.
Current Events
Freedom House
What:
Screening of Freedom House documentary followed by a discussion with
three founding members of the Freedom House movement and the
documentary filmmaker When: Sunday April 15th at 4:30pm Where: JBD More Info Here
Summary:
In the 1960s, a group of concerned citizens started the first Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) service in Philadelphia, PA. The group, called
Freedom House, offered emergency medical services to low income,
primarily African-American regions of Philadelphia, which were
underserved by the police force at them time. Freedom House quickly
became very successful, hiring and serving similar communities.
Eventually, the struggle became a political struggle filled with racial
tension, and the city of Philadelphia took over the jobs of Freedom
House. In many ways, despite their great contribution to the EMT
movement, Freedom House has been largely forgotten. Join Macalester
First Aid as we again bring light to the Freedom House movement and
their contributions to the EMT movement AND enjoy a free dinner!
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The Mental Health First Aid workshop and the (first aid for patients
of) Sexual Assault workshop were both successes and saw great turnout
from both MFA and the community.
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Congratulations to our second class of EMTs! They all passed the
class and are having great success with the NREMT exam.
Current Events
What: Screening of Freedom House documentary followed by a discussion with three founding members of the Freedom House movement and the documentary filmmaker When: Sunday April 15th at 4:30pm Where: JBD More Info Here
Summary: In the 1960s, a group of concerned citizens started the first Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) service in Philadelphia, PA. The group, called Freedom House, offered emergency medical services to low income, primarily African-American regions of Philadelphia, which were underserved by the police force at them time. Freedom House quickly became very successful, hiring and serving similar communities. Eventually, the struggle became a political struggle filled with racial tension, and the city of Philadelphia took over the jobs of Freedom House. In many ways, despite their great contribution to the EMT movement, Freedom House has been largely forgotten. Join Macalester First Aid as we again bring light to the Freedom House movement and their contributions to the EMT movement AND enjoy a free dinner!
*
The Mental Health First Aid workshop and the (first aid for patients of) Sexual Assault workshop were both successes and saw great turnout from both MFA and the community.
*
Congratulations to our second class of EMTs! They all passed the
class and are having great success with the NREMT exam.
Ongoing - MCEMS
At least one EMT-B and one responder will be on-call 6pm-2am on Fridays and Saturdays (excluding breaks). If there is a medical emergency, call Security at 651-696-6555 and you may ask to have us dispatched to help you. Obviously, you still need to call 911 first if the situation warrants it!
In the spring of 2011, two of MFA's original leaders, Ethan Forsgresn '11 and Terence Steinberg '11, founded A Tu Lado. (www.atulado.net) It's a nonprofit dedicated to providing emergency medical education to communities in need. Today, A Tu Lado operates in Caracas, Venezuela, and Cochabamba, Bolivia, collaborating with local partners to design and implement self-sustaining models of paramedicine. A Tu Lado not only seeks to help develop standardized EMS courses in partnership with local medical providers and public universities, thereby raising the level of pre-hospital care, but also to integrate preventative practices into EMS that help address the root causes of health issues.
A Tu Lado prizes its roots with MFA. If you are interested in learning how you can work with A Tu Lado, contact them at info@atulado.net.
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