South Dakota Emergency Medical Services for Children

Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills in Schools
Be Ready with BELSS!!

The BELSS Initiative is designed to increase the number of school-aged youth who
are competent in emergency health skills by training instructors and providing
curriculums to promote the development of these skills. Emergency health is the
spectrum of knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to serious, unexpected situations that require immediate action.

Emergency health encompasses injury prevention, safety, first aid, CPR, AED,
emergency preparedness, and coordinated school health programs. More
importantly, it represents the interaction and integration of these components.
BELSS is the first comprehensive model of emergency health in schools.

Trainings have been scheduled for:

No workshops scheduled at this time, please contact to set up a workshop in
your community.


For more information about BELSS, visit the BELSS website - www.uwlax.edu/belss