OFF GRID TRAUMA CARE LEVEL 1

COST- $150                                     DURATION- 1 DAY

PREREQUISTES-

NONE.

INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS MAY INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY, WILDERNESS ENTHUSIASTS/SURVIVALISTS, HUNTERS, OR ANYONE WHO MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN A RURAL AREA PRONE TO ACCIDENTAL INJURY.

COURSE SUMMARY-

THIS COURSE’S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TEACHING EMERGENT CARE SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY TREAT TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH ITEMS THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND NOT INCLUDED IN A FORMAL KIT. HANDS-ON EXERCISES COMPRISE THE MAJORITY OF THE COURSE TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION OF THE MATERIAL TAUGHT. THIS COURSE ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBILITY OF STUDENT’S NEED RATHER THAN A FIXED STANDARD. COMPLETETION OF THE COURSE WILL GIVE PARTICIPANTS THE SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES NEEDED TO MAKE LIFE-SAVING DECISIONS AND ACTIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

COURSE CONTENT-

·        APPROACHING THE SCENE

·        ASSESSING PATIENTS YOU CAN’T ACCESS

·         IMPROVISED DEFINITIVE WOUND TRAUMA

o   LACERATIONS

o   GUNSHOT WOUNDS

o   PENETRATION TRAUMA

o   EVISCERATIONS

o   AMPUTATIONS

·        MASS CASUALTY AND TRIAGE

·        INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEMORRHAGE

·        MANAGEMENT OF BASIC AND ADV. RESPIRATORY ISSUES

·        USE OF GAUZE AND ROLE OF HEMOSTATIC AGENTS

·        ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA

·        EVACUATION OF PATIENTS

·        DEFINITIVE CARE IN PLACE