Tac med Trauma Life Saver OFT (1)

Please note there is a $60 deposit upon registration, with $100 CASH due on day of class.

Discussion and hands on application will cover a variety of topics including;

• Personal safety while caring for victims

• Different wound types

• Stages of shock

• How blood loss affects the body

• Head injuries

• Fractures, and much more

The time to learn is now, before an incident happens. 

This class will include, but is not limited to:

• Basic first aid and advanced trauma / wound care

• Self-Aid

• Rapid patient assessment

• Effectively stopping massive bleeding

• Basic anatomy and physiology of life-sustaining systems

• M,A,R,C,H (Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation and Hypothermia)

• Contents and application of Individual med kit components

• Proper storage and employment of the med kit

• Basic and advanced airway management – treating and monitoring for tension pneumothorax, sucking chest wound and flail chest

• Use of bandages, compression bandages, gauze, and hemostatic agents (celox, combat gauze, etc.)

• Proper use, storage and application of tourniquets, chest seals, NPA and trauma dressings

• Recognition and Treatment of various injuries (gunshots,  lacerations, burns, airway blockage, head injuries, orthopedic,  environmental)

• Recognition and treatment of hypovolemic (hemorrhagic) shock

• Moving and positioning victims with various injuries

• Evacuation considerations

• Prioritizing care

• Wound Ballistics

• Combat Mindset

• Situational Awareness

• Care Under Fire