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Bleeding Control

Bleeding Control

Stop the bleeding. Buy the time.

Bleeding Does Not Wait

Training changes whether a bystander can perform the skill correctly when time is short.

~40%of prehospital trauma deaths have been attributed to blood loss in published trauma literature.
1–2 hrsIn many regions, most trauma deaths from uncontrolled bleeding occur within the first one to two hours after injury.
88% vs 16%In a randomized trial, 88% of people given in-person bleeding-control training applied a tourniquet correctly versus 16% in the untrained control group.

Sources: Systematic review of layperson bleeding-control training · PATTS randomized trial.

Hands-OnSteel Water TrainingScenario Practice

Stop The Bleeding. Buy The Time.

Severe bleeding can become life-threatening before EMS arrives. Bleeding Control teaches participants to recognize dangerous hemorrhage quickly and use the right intervention for the injury.

Participants practice a progression of bleeding-control skills rather than learning a single technique:

  • Scene safety and rapid recognition of life-threatening bleeding
  • Direct pressure and pressure dressings
  • Wound packing for appropriate junctional or deep wounds
  • Commercial tourniquet placement and reassessment
  • Recognizing signs of shock and protecting the patient from further harm
  • Communicating with 911/EMS and organizing available helpers
  • Choosing and staging bleeding-control supplies for workplaces, vehicles, homes, and outdoor kits
  • Scenario practice requiring participants to choose the appropriate intervention

The course can stand alone or be paired with CPR/AED/First Aid, Active Threat Response, Remote First Aid & Emergency Response, or workplace preparedness training.

Bleeding control training
Course Content

Hands-On Trauma Response