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( The FAST education program is based on funding provided by DHS S & T to NCDMPH & no charge course / digital materials from American Red Cross to high school students . Courtesy of DHS S & T and YouTube .)

2021 ASTORS Excellence : DHS S & T www . AmericanSecurityToday . com 2021 CHAMPIONS - Edition 60

ASTORS AMERICAN SECURITY TODAY

2021

HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS

DHS Science and Technology Directorate ( S & T ) ( 1st of Four )

FAST High School Student Training

Excellence in Public Safety

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First

Aid

for

Severe

Trauma

( FAST )

is the first na-

tional

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collaboration

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tional

Center

for Disaster Medicine & Pub-

lic Health ( NCDMPH ) and the American Red Cross , and made available through the American Red Cross , thanks to a grant from DHS Science and Technology Directorate ( S & T ).

While FAST is available for any- one , the course and digital ma- terials are offered at no charge to high school students under the age of 19 .

Training info is available here .

https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = k0tO49iTMLY
( The FAST education program is based on funding provided by DHS S & T to NCDMPH & no charge course / digital materials from American Red Cross to high school students . Courtesy of DHS S & T and YouTube .)
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