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The ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ University Student Emergency Response Team (CUSERT) is a student-run campus medical response team that operates under ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Campus Safety Services. CUSERT serves many functions as a safety presence on campus:
- CUSERT represents ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ at first aid competitions against other university teams across Canada.
- CUSERT provides free on-call emergency medical first response twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week throughout the Fall and Winter Semesters (September to April). CUSERT responds to approximately 500 medical calls per year.
- CUSERT provides free first aid coverage at various ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´-based events.
- CUSERT can provide first aid training for any organization affiliated with the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ community.
- CUSERT responders are highly trained in advanced first aid, and are capable of responding to many situations – whether they’re on duty or not.
- CUSERT is a member of the national Association of Campus Emergency Response Teams, , and the National Collegiate EMS Foundation, .