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

• Personal safety while caring for victims
• Situational awareness
• 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 Assessment (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 pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax and sucking chest wounds
• 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 blockages, head injuries, orthopedic, environmental concerns)
• Recognition and treatment of hypovolemic (hemorrhagic) shock
• Moving and positioning victims with various injuries
• Evacuation considerations
• Prioritizing care
• Wound Ballistics
• Combat Mindset
• Care Under Fire