American Red Cross certified skill boost course providing training in what to do if someone is bleeding heavily.
- Course name: American Red Cross Life-threatening Bleeding and Tourniquet Application
- Certified?: Yes - American Red Cross Certification (certificate valid two years). Meets many OSHA and workplace requirements.
- Instructor-led or online: Instructor-led in-person class
- Topics covered: Per the American Red Cross: This class provides "the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize life-threatening bleeding and give care to a person with life-threatening bleeding until advanced EMS personnel arrive and begin their care of the person. This skill boost was developed to address the need for training in the use of direct pressure, applying a tourniquet and wound packing."
- Class description: Using trauma-training limbs, we'll follow a few videos and embark on a lot of hands-on training to identify and control life-threatening bleeding until 911 arrives on the scene. A highly-recommended add-on to the standard American Red Cross First-aid - CPR - AED course for both individuals and especially workplace teams. Course length is approximately 75 minutes.
- Location: n/a
- Price: Please get in touch with group size.
- Group sizes: Up to twelve participants
- Skill Boosts available? n/a
- Pre-requisites: A valid and current certification in First Aid and/or CPR/AED (including First Aid/CPR/AED, Lifeguarding, EMR, RTE). A skill boost can also be added to a First Aid/CPR/AED course.
- Course code: RPFA-LT01
