Tier 1 Stop The Bleed
Tier 1 Stop The Bleed
Course Length: 1 day
Course Description: What stops bleeding? In a STOP THE BLEED course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out: (1) How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound; (2) How to pack a wound to control bleeding; (3) How to correctly apply a tourniquet. These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life. The human body only has approximately 5 meters of blood in it and if 40% is lost the chances of survival is very slim, therefore stopping a major bleed is literals the difference between life or death.
Blocks of instruction include:
- Real world safety
- Appropriate emergency information to transfer during a call for HELP
- Background to bleeding and the various types
- Exposure to blood
- Recognise life threatening bleeding
- Primary principals to Immediate response to bleeding
- Appropriate ways to stop bleeding in different parts of the body
- The types and use of haemostatics
- Tourniquet types and application
- Building a personal trauma kit and EDC
- Basic fist aid refresher
- Practical component and Examination
Course cost: R650.00
Mandatory Equipment:
- Note book and pen
- Eye protection
- Appropriate cloths to comfortable carry out practical exercises
Optional (recommended) Equipment:
- Gloves
- Jacket (Weather and season dependent)
- Hydration
- Knee and elbow pads
Class size: Minimum of 6, no more than 12 students