This course was designed from the ground up to train a person with no
prior medical experience on how to keep a victim of a violent crime or
terrorist act, like a stabbing, shooting or bombing, alive until an
ambulance arrives. This course is narrow in scope and will center on
assisting victims of violence. This class includes training on
tactical safety and how to prevent injuries, moral obligations to render
aide, legal issues like the Good Samaritan laws, biohazard precautions,
the physical and mental effects of adrenaline, the survival principles,
communication, trauma kits vs. first aid kits, scene safety, anatomical
stopping power, patient movement, assessments, proper ways to stop the
top 3 gunfighting injuries (blocked airway, critical blood loss and
Tension Pneumothorax) as well as the Mindset, Tactics, Skill and Gear
you need to keep someone alive until medical assistance arrives.
Students will participate in and watch other students in multiple
practical scenarios where they will be guided and tested on how to
provide care under stress. NOTE: Although
it is never intentional some people are prone mild bruising from proper
and effective tourniquet use during the class. It is normal when TQs
are properly installed in real life, and it is what happens when you
train with them correctly.
Skill Level
All Levels
Prerequisites
None
Round Count
0
Gear List
- One (1) open mind
- Your current blow out kit or medic bag if you have one
- Pen and paper
- A non-functional training gun (if you have one)
- A pair of pants and a T Shirt to cut up or otherwise destroy