"Stop the bleed" class

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When I walk into a classroom and see this, I suspect it's going to be a fun class.....

I went to my local EMS conference today and took a "train the trainer" class for the new "Stop the bleed" program being rolled out by DHS in partnership with some other organizations. The goal is to encourage more bystanders to help when they see a traumatic injury. It's wound care at the most basic level.

One reason that a lot of people give for not getting involved is fear of doing something wrong. So one big message is that if somebody's bleeding out, it's almost impossible to do anything to make it worse. Doing something -- even imperfectly -- is better than doing nothing. And getting the basics right is not hard.

Here's the basic booklet: http://www.bleedingcontrol.org/~/med...20booklet.ashx

The goal is to teach this to 3 million people in the next year. The program is looking for instructors. There's an instructor portal on the homepage here: http://www.bleedingcontrol.org

The posters and materials are free to download, and would be good to post at your local club or range.

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A note on carrying gloves: I found that I can fold a pair of nitrile exam gloves into a 2x3" ziplock bag(cheap on Amazon). Those with large hands or who prefer thicker gloves may need a slightly larger bag. This makes it easy to tuck a pair of gloves into almost any pocket, and takes away the excuses for not having them. Buying a box of gloves and a box of bags is much cheaper than buying gloves by the pair. Besides, you'll end up using gloves for keeping gunk off your hands during projects and chores.

The tactical med kits always seem to include black gloves, but for those of us who aren't ninjas the problem with black is that you can't see if they're bloody.

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Originally Posted by peterb

Here's the basic booklet: http://www.bleedingcontrol.org/~/med...20booklet.ashx

The goal is to teach this to 3 million people in the next year. The program is looking for instructors. There's an instructor portal on the homepage here: http://www.bleedingcontrol.org

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Thanks for that. I recently underwent TCCC training an American Heart Association's First Aid + CPR + AED training. This sounds like a good next step.