Description
MEDIC First Advanced Bleeding Control is designed for groups and individuals who have a greater than average chance of witnessing an injury event in which heavy bleeding occurs and professional medical care is not readily available or is overwhelmed, such as law enforcement, private security, workplace emergency response team personnel and staff at large events, campuses or large occupied buildings.
Traumatic injury is one of the leading causes of death for people under 50 years of age in the USA. A large portion of those deaths are from severe bleeding – the most treatable cause of death due to trauma. MEDIC First Aid’s Advanced Bleeding Control training program is designed to provide detailed instruction on the control of external bleeding, including the use of direct pressure, commercial pressure bandages, tourniquets and packed dressings.
This program can be used for standalone training or as an alternative training segment for the existing Control of Bleeding segment in MEDIC First Aid’s BasicPlus.
Intended audience
Groups and individuals who have a greater than average chance of witnessing an injury event in which heavy bleeding occurs and professional medical care is not readily available or overwhelmed, such as law enforcement, private security, workplace emergency response team personnel and staff at large events, campuses or large occupied buildings.
Class topics
• Severe external bleeding • Physiology of bleeding
• Direct pressure
• Using pressure bandages • Using tourniquets
• Using packed dressings
• Caring for severe external bleeding • Preparation
Class configurations
• Max student to instructor ratio: 12 to 1
• Recommended student to equipment ratio: 3 to 1
Instructor materials
• Advanced Bleeding Control Program Package
– Includes Instructor Guide, DVD and access to digital tools
Successful completion (certification)
• All students must perform the required skills competently without assistance.
Recognized certification period
Up to 2 years
Recommended time to complete
• 1-2 hours
