T1T 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

Prerequisites: None