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Bodycam Recording: EMT Students in a Trauma Simulation
This bodycam recording captures EMT students in the middle of a high-intensity training simulation. The footage begins as the crew exits the ambulance and sprints up a hill to reach a patient with a simulated amputation and severe bleeding. From the bodycam perspective, you see exactly what the student sees—rapid assessment, communication, hemorrhage control, and teamwork under pressure.
At CERT, we use bodycams during training scenarios to give students the chance to later review their performance. Watching themselves in action allows them to evaluate treatment techniques, refine communication, and strengthen leadership skills—ensuring they’re better prepared for the real world.
At CERT, we use bodycams during training scenarios to give students the chance to later review their performance. Watching themselves in action allows them to evaluate treatment techniques, refine communication, and strengthen leadership skills—ensuring they’re better prepared for the real world.
Beyond The Classroom
Captured from a drone’s perspective, this video showcases our EMT students responding to a simulated emergency deep in the woods. From above, you can see the team move with purpose as they assess injuries, communicate effectively, and secure the patient onto a backboard for transport. Their coordination and attention to detail reflect the same focus expected in real-world emergency situations.
By incorporating drone footage, we’re able to give students and viewers a unique perspective on teamwork, scene management, and overall performance. This type of scenario-based training builds confidence, sharpens critical thinking, and prepares our students to respond effectively—wherever emergencies occur.
By incorporating drone footage, we’re able to give students and viewers a unique perspective on teamwork, scene management, and overall performance. This type of scenario-based training builds confidence, sharpens critical thinking, and prepares our students to respond effectively—wherever emergencies occur.
Outdoor Scenario Training
Our EMT students don’t just train in the classroom—they practice in realistic environments that mirror real-world emergencies. In this scenario, students are working as a team to assess, stabilize, and package a simulated patient in a wooded area. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, they learn critical skills such as spinal immobilization, patient movement, and coordination in challenging outdoor settings.
This hands-on approach prepares our students to respond confidently and effectively—whether on city streets, in rural areas, or anywhere an emergency call takes them.
This hands-on approach prepares our students to respond confidently and effectively—whether on city streets, in rural areas, or anywhere an emergency call takes them.
Field Training – Limb Amputation Scenario
In this immersive outdoor training scenario, our EMT students respond to a simulated traumatic limb amputation. The high-fidelity manikin is equipped with realistic features—including active bleeding—allowing students to experience the urgency and pressure of treating a life-threatening injury in real time.
This dynamic exercise pushes students to apply their classroom knowledge in a controlled but unpredictable environment, sharpening their trauma assessment, bleeding control, and teamwork skills. It’s one of many ways our program prepares students for the real-world challenges of emergency medical care.
This dynamic exercise pushes students to apply their classroom knowledge in a controlled but unpredictable environment, sharpening their trauma assessment, bleeding control, and teamwork skills. It’s one of many ways our program prepares students for the real-world challenges of emergency medical care.
Shock Management Simulation – Life-Saving Interventions in Action
In this outdoor trauma scenario, students respond to a simulated medical emergency involving a patient showing signs of shock. Working as a team, they perform rapid trauma assessment, provide ventilations with a bag-valve mask, and begin essential interventions to stabilize the patient before transport.
With real EMS gear and a high-fidelity manikin, this scenario trains students to recognize and treat shock—one of the most time-sensitive conditions in emergency medicine. It's a powerful exercise that reinforces critical thinking, teamwork, and calm under pressure when every second counts.
With real EMS gear and a high-fidelity manikin, this scenario trains students to recognize and treat shock—one of the most time-sensitive conditions in emergency medicine. It's a powerful exercise that reinforces critical thinking, teamwork, and calm under pressure when every second counts.
Motor Vehicle Accident – Vehicle Extrication & Patient Packaging
In this high-intensity outdoor scenario, students simulate the aftermath of a serious motor vehicle collision. After carefully extricating the “patient” from the vehicle, students work as a team to secure the manikin to a backboard and transfer it safely onto a stretcher for transport.
This exercise gives students hands-on experience with critical extrication techniques, spinal motion restriction, and patient movement—skills they’ll rely on during real emergency calls. The realistic environment and use of actual EMS equipment make this one of the most memorable and valuable training experiences in the program.
This exercise gives students hands-on experience with critical extrication techniques, spinal motion restriction, and patient movement—skills they’ll rely on during real emergency calls. The realistic environment and use of actual EMS equipment make this one of the most memorable and valuable training experiences in the program.
Wound Packing Simulation – Realistic Trauma Care
A student practices controlling a simulated arterial bleed from a gunshot wound using a high-fidelity manikin. As simulated blood pulses from the wound, she methodically packs gauze into the injury, applying direct pressure to stop the bleeding.
This hands-on scenario trains students to manage life-threatening hemorrhage under pressure—building the confidence and skill needed to act decisively in real trauma situations.
This hands-on scenario trains students to manage life-threatening hemorrhage under pressure—building the confidence and skill needed to act decisively in real trauma situations.
Wound Packing Practice – Managing Life-Threatening Bleeding
In this intense training scenario, one of our students practices wound packing on a high-fidelity manikin designed to simulate a deep gunshot wound with an active arterial bleed. As simulated blood pulses from the injury, the student feeds gauze directly into the wound cavity—using proper technique to apply deep, direct pressure and control the hemorrhage.
This hands-on skill is a critical component of trauma care, especially in situations involving junctional wounds where tourniquets aren’t effective. The manikin’s realistic feedback forces students to respond with urgency and precision, reinforcing muscle memory that can save lives in real emergencies.
Wound packing is messy, stressful, and unforgiving—exactly the kind of training our students need to build the confidence to act quickly and decisively when every second counts.
This hands-on skill is a critical component of trauma care, especially in situations involving junctional wounds where tourniquets aren’t effective. The manikin’s realistic feedback forces students to respond with urgency and precision, reinforcing muscle memory that can save lives in real emergencies.
Wound packing is messy, stressful, and unforgiving—exactly the kind of training our students need to build the confidence to act quickly and decisively when every second counts.
Wound Packing Lab – Hemorrhage Control Training
Students practice wound packing on high-fidelity bleeding simulators, learning how to control life-threatening hemorrhage using hemostatic gauze and direct pressure. This realistic training scenario replicates what EMTs may encounter in traumatic injuries such as gunshot wounds or deep lacerations.
Using simulated blood and soft tissue models, students gain hands-on experience with one of the most critical skills in emergency medicine. It’s a messy, high-stakes, and unforgettable lab that reinforces the importance of staying calm and effective under pressure.
Using simulated blood and soft tissue models, students gain hands-on experience with one of the most critical skills in emergency medicine. It’s a messy, high-stakes, and unforgettable lab that reinforces the importance of staying calm and effective under pressure.
Live Cow Lung Demonstration – Real Anatomy, Real Insight
In this unique classroom experience, an instructor uses an actual cow lung to demonstrate the anatomy and mechanics of real respiratory function. Students get a rare hands-on look at how lungs expand and contract with air, reinforcing their understanding of ventilation, oxygenation, and respiratory emergencies.
By observing the texture, structure, and movement of a real lung, students gain a deeper appreciation for the human body and the vital importance of airway management in prehospital care. It's a powerful visual tool that brings textbook concepts to life.
By observing the texture, structure, and movement of a real lung, students gain a deeper appreciation for the human body and the vital importance of airway management in prehospital care. It's a powerful visual tool that brings textbook concepts to life.
Pulmonary System Demonstration – Real Cow Lung Lab
In this hands-on anatomy lab, students get an up-close look at how the lungs function by observing and interacting with a real cow lung. Guided by an instructor Deputy Chief Marie Powell (MWAA), the demonstration shows how air moves through the trachea and expands the lung tissue—offering a dramatic, visual understanding of ventilation and respiration.
This unforgettable experience helps students connect classroom concepts to real anatomy, deepening their understanding of the respiratory system and the critical role it plays in emergency medicine.
This unforgettable experience helps students connect classroom concepts to real anatomy, deepening their understanding of the respiratory system and the critical role it plays in emergency medicine.
Glucose Testing Practice – Hands-On Patient Assessment
A student practices performing a blood glucose test on a classmate using a glucometer, learning how to properly prep the site, use a lancet, and interpret readings. This essential skill helps EMTs identify diabetic emergencies and provide timely interventions in the field.
By practicing on one another, students build both technical accuracy and patient communication skills in a low-stress, supportive environment.
By practicing on one another, students build both technical accuracy and patient communication skills in a low-stress, supportive environment.
Lung Sound Assessment – Foundational Patient Care Skills
A student practices auscultating lung sounds using a stethoscope—a fundamental skill for identifying respiratory issues such as wheezing, rales, and diminished breath sounds. Practicing on classmates helps students build confidence in technique, hand placement, and patient interaction.
Mastery of basic assessment skills like this forms the backbone of effective emergency care, enabling EMTs to recognize early signs of distress and intervene quickly in the field.
Mastery of basic assessment skills like this forms the backbone of effective emergency care, enabling EMTs to recognize early signs of distress and intervene quickly in the field.
Stair Chair Practice – Patient Movement & Safety Training
Students practice using the stair chair, a critical piece of EMS equipment designed for safely transporting patients up or down stairs in confined spaces. Under instructor supervision, students learn how to position, secure, and communicate with the patient while coordinating lifting techniques as a team.
This hands-on training focuses on patient safety, body mechanics, and crew coordination—essential elements for preventing injuries and building confidence in high-risk, low-frequency situations often encountered in the field.
This hands-on training focuses on patient safety, body mechanics, and crew coordination—essential elements for preventing injuries and building confidence in high-risk, low-frequency situations often encountered in the field.
KED Board Application – Spinal Immobilization Training
A student smiles while fully secured in a Kendrick Extrication Device (KED), used to stabilize the spine, neck, and torso during the controlled removal of patients from seated positions—especially in vehicles. This hands-on practice helps students master proper strap placement, cervical spine precautions, and teamwork during complex extrication scenarios.
Training with the KED reinforces the importance of patient safety, clear communication, and attention to detail when managing potential spinal injuries in the field.
Training with the KED reinforces the importance of patient safety, clear communication, and attention to detail when managing potential spinal injuries in the field.
Teamwork in the Rig – Inside the Classroom Ambulance Simulator
Students take a moment to smile and unwind inside our state-of-the-art classroom ambulance simulator. Surrounded by real EMS equipment, this immersive training space allows students to practice patient care, scene management, and team communication in a realistic prehospital setting.
The camaraderie on display here is a core part of our program—while the work is serious, the bonds formed between classmates make the learning experience both memorable and meaningful. This is where confidence is built, friendships are formed, and future EMTs come to life.
The camaraderie on display here is a core part of our program—while the work is serious, the bonds formed between classmates make the learning experience both memorable and meaningful. This is where confidence is built, friendships are formed, and future EMTs come to life.
Pre-Test Cheer – Building Camaraderie and Confidence
Just before testing begins, students gather in a circle for a group cheer—boosting morale, shaking off nerves, and reinforcing the sense of teamwork that defines our program. These moments of unity reflect the supportive, high-energy environment we foster at CERT, where students push each other to succeed both in the classroom and in the field.
This tradition highlights the camaraderie that develops throughout the course—because while EMT work is serious, the bonds built here make the journey unforgettable.
This tradition highlights the camaraderie that develops throughout the course—because while EMT work is serious, the bonds built here make the journey unforgettable.
Behind the Scenes – Victim Actors Prepare for MCI Simulation
This video offers a behind-the-scenes look at our victim actors moments before the start of a high-fidelity Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) drill. This portion of the scene depicts bystanders injured after a vehicle was used as a weapon and driven into a crowd—setting the stage for a chaotic, emotionally charged scenario.
What viewers can’t see is the second half of the simulation: multiple adjacent rooms set up with surprise scenarios that students will encounter without warning. These hidden environments are designed to challenge critical thinking, force rapid triage decisions, and simulate the unpredictable nature of real-life emergency scenes.
Every detail—from realistic injuries to hidden patients and environmental stressors—is crafted to push students out of their comfort zone and ensure they fall back on foundational skills, teamwork, and composure under pressure.
What viewers can’t see is the second half of the simulation: multiple adjacent rooms set up with surprise scenarios that students will encounter without warning. These hidden environments are designed to challenge critical thinking, force rapid triage decisions, and simulate the unpredictable nature of real-life emergency scenes.
Every detail—from realistic injuries to hidden patients and environmental stressors—is crafted to push students out of their comfort zone and ensure they fall back on foundational skills, teamwork, and composure under pressure.
Nightclub Shooting Simulation – High-Fidelity MCI Drill
This video captures a moment from inside our most intense Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) simulation: a realistic nightclub shooting scenario. The environment is chaotic—flashing strobe lights, simulated smoke, and loud ambient noise heighten the stress as students respond to multiple victims.
Live actors are hidden in various rooms, adding unpredictability and realism. Manikins on the floor represent “black tag” patients—those beyond saving—forcing students to make rapid triage decisions under pressure.
This high-fidelity exercise is designed to overwhelm the senses and simulate the emotional and tactical chaos of a real active shooter scene. The goal: push students beyond rote memorization and challenge them to rely on their training, teamwork, and instincts—just as they would in the field.
Live actors are hidden in various rooms, adding unpredictability and realism. Manikins on the floor represent “black tag” patients—those beyond saving—forcing students to make rapid triage decisions under pressure.
This high-fidelity exercise is designed to overwhelm the senses and simulate the emotional and tactical chaos of a real active shooter scene. The goal: push students beyond rote memorization and challenge them to rely on their training, teamwork, and instincts—just as they would in the field.
Mass Casualty Incident Drill – Large-Scale Training in Action
This overhead view captures the intensity and coordination of our Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) drill, where students respond to a simulated disaster scenario with multiple patients. Spread across a realistic indoor scene, teams work quickly to triage, treat, and transport victims using stretchers, backboards, and full trauma kits.
Exercises like this test students’ ability to stay calm under pressure, communicate effectively, and apply their training in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. It’s one of the most challenging—and rewarding—events in the CERT EMT program.
Exercises like this test students’ ability to stay calm under pressure, communicate effectively, and apply their training in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment. It’s one of the most challenging—and rewarding—events in the CERT EMT program.
Simulated Gunshot Wound – Trauma Scenario Training
This hyper-realistic gunshot wound is part of a high-fidelity trauma scenario used to train students in critical bleeding control and trauma management. The detail—from the torn clothing to exposed tissue and blood spatter—is made possible by our in-house special effects specialist, who is professionally trained in medical moulage design.
We hire a highly skilled special effects artist to create all of our simulated wounds, ensuring that each scenario is as close to real life as possible. This level of realism challenges students to stay calm under pressure, perform rapid trauma assessments, and apply lifesaving interventions in the kind of chaotic environments they’ll encounter in the field.
We hire a highly skilled special effects artist to create all of our simulated wounds, ensuring that each scenario is as close to real life as possible. This level of realism challenges students to stay calm under pressure, perform rapid trauma assessments, and apply lifesaving interventions in the kind of chaotic environments they’ll encounter in the field.
Traction Splint Application – Orthopedic Injury Management
In this hands-on lab, students observe a live demonstration of traction splint application—an essential skill used to stabilize femur fractures in the prehospital setting. The scenario simulates a patient with a mid-shaft femur injury, and students learn how to assess, align, and apply mechanical traction using a commercial splint.
This training emphasizes proper technique, anatomical landmarks, and patient communication—all under the close supervision of experienced instructors. By practicing in a controlled environment, students gain the confidence to manage painful orthopedic injuries in the field with competence and care.
This training emphasizes proper technique, anatomical landmarks, and patient communication—all under the close supervision of experienced instructors. By practicing in a controlled environment, students gain the confidence to manage painful orthopedic injuries in the field with competence and care.
Ambulance Loading & Transport Simulation
Students prepare to load a fully packaged “patient” into the back of a real ambulance during a hands-on transport simulation. After completing patient assessment and securing the manikin to a stretcher, students practice proper lifting and loading techniques under the supervision of their instructor.
This exercise emphasizes teamwork, communication, and safety—critical components of EMS transport operations. By using real equipment in a realistic outdoor setting, our students gain the confidence and muscle memory they’ll need to perform under pressure in actual emergencies.
This exercise emphasizes teamwork, communication, and safety—critical components of EMS transport operations. By using real equipment in a realistic outdoor setting, our students gain the confidence and muscle memory they’ll need to perform under pressure in actual emergencies.
Vehicle Access & Patient Assessment Training
Students engage in a vehicle-based trauma simulation, assessing and initiating care for a “patient” inside a parked vehicle. Under direct instructor supervision, they practice techniques for gaining access, maintaining spinal precautions, and communicating with a conscious trauma patient in a confined space.
This realistic scenario helps students develop critical skills in scene safety, patient interaction, and extrication planning—mirroring the conditions EMTs often face when responding to motor vehicle collisions.
This realistic scenario helps students develop critical skills in scene safety, patient interaction, and extrication planning—mirroring the conditions EMTs often face when responding to motor vehicle collisions.
Class Photo – CERT EMT Students with In-Class Ambulance Simulator
Our students gather for a group photo in front of our full-scale, in-classroom ambulance simulator—one of the centerpiece tools of our training facility. This custom-built replica provides a realistic environment for practicing patient care, communication, and transport protocols in a controlled setting.
By training inside an actual ambulance layout, students become familiar with the equipment, layout, and space constraints they’ll face on real emergency calls—making them more prepared and confident from day one in the field.
By training inside an actual ambulance layout, students become familiar with the equipment, layout, and space constraints they’ll face on real emergency calls—making them more prepared and confident from day one in the field.
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