Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con)
DOWNLOAD THE FLYER: BCON 2019
Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 (During National Bleeding Control Month)
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Stratford EMS, 2712 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
Certificate: Yes
Who should Attend: Public (Anyone)
Cost: FREE
Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con)
Learn How to Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed continues to empower the general public to make a difference in a life-threatening emergency by teaching them the basic techniques of bleeding control. The ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding in someone who is injured and effectively assist that person can save a life. Studies have shown that the help given by an immediate responder can often make the difference between life and death, even before medical professionals arrive. This Bleeding Control course gives participants the necessary tools to become empowered to “Stop the Bleed”.
What the course will cover:
- Threat
- Hemorrhage control
- Scene Safety
- Assessment by medical providers
- Transport to definitive care
This new 2 hour course teaches participants the basic life-saving medical interventions, including bleeding control with a tourniquet, bleeding control with gauze packs or topical hemostatic agents, and opening an airway to allow a casualty to breathe. The course is designed for NON tactical law enforcement officers, firefighters, security personnel, teachers and other civilians requiring this basic training.
At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the rationale for early use of a tourniquet for life-threatening extremity bleeding.
- Demonstrate the appropriate application of a tourniquet to the arm and leg.
- Describe the progressive strategy for controlling hemorrhage.
- Describe appropriate airway control techniques
- Demonstrate the correct application of a topical hemostatic dressing (combat gauze)
There is no cost for this class. It is provided as a Community Service from Stratford EMS
Class size per session limited to 30 students.
Please Click on link below to Register for this class:
