STOP THE BLEED ® PLUS

Discover the importance of rapid bleeding response through our Stop the Bleed training. Gain essential life-saving skills to be the first to help in emergencies. The course includes national Stop the Bleed material and covers common life-threatening injuries.

A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within three to five minutes. Emergency responders will arrive as quickly as possible, but bystanders are almost always there first. In the case of disaster and high casualty incidents, emergency services are often spread thin.

“Stop the Bleed” is a nationwide campaign to empower individuals to act quickly and save lives. No matter how rapid the arrival of professional emergency responders, bystanders will always be first on the scene.  A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes.

This course will cover the national Stop the Bleed course material and will be supplemented with additional material to cover the most common life-threatening injuries.

Topics include:

• Actions to ensure personal safety
• How to identify bleeding as a life threat
• The use of hands to apply direct pressure
• Proper use of wound packing
• Proper use of tourniquets
• Additional material
  • Trauma Kit basics
  • Chest wounds and care
  • Tension Pneumothorax and care

Required Materials

Note-taking materials

Students will be provided with the option to purchase trauma kits and materials at the conclusion of the class.

Kits will come in $40/$60/$80 versions, cash preferred.