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Life Threatening Bleed Control
Course Date
May 13, 2027
Event Description
Catastrophic bleeding control course
Half-day course for those who work in high-risk environments
Course overview
A focused course on life threatening bleeding control in high-risk environments, covering the correct use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings. Increasingly relevant for teams working remotely or in industrial settings.
Course duration: Half day, 0900 – 1200
What you’ll learn
- Equipment
- Changes to the guidelines
- Life-threatening external bleeding, control measures and equipment
- Recognising a life-threatening external bleed
- Improvised tourniquets
- Wound packing techniques
- Manufactured tourniquets
- Haemostatic dressings
- Casualty aftercare
- Dangers of the incorrect use of tourniquets and haemostatic products
Prerequisites
- None
- Minimum age: 14
What you’ll achieve
No formal assessment. The trainer will assess each individual ongoing throughout the course and issue a certificate of attendance. There is no expiry date on the certificate as it is attendance only; however, we recommend that you attend this course every 3 years to refresh your skills.
Instructor to student ratio
- 1 instructor to 12 students
Course Materials
- Life-threatening book
Assessment Method
- Participants will be observed throughout the course
