INTRODUCTION TO
TRAUMA / GUNSHOT / FIRST AID
Invictus Training Room
921 S. Hwy 160 #404 Pahrump
(next door to Master at Arms)
This course will introduce and drill the basic skills necessary to manage life-threatening
penetrating trauma
In addition to Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, the training will emphasize self-care and
care under fire.
Students will be familiarized with the contents of common "blowout" trauma kits and
practice with a variety of commercial and improvised pressure bandages, tourniquets
and hemostatic agents.
Course topics will include:
Scene security
Rapid trauma assessment
Treatment priorities
Controlling life-threatening bleeding
Tourniquets: when and how
Hemostatic agents (Quikclot, Celox, etc.)
Managing penetrating chest wounds
Airway management
Triage in a multi-victim situation
Recommended trauma kit contents
Students should wear comfortable clothing and
shoes suitable for moderate physical activity.
Warning - clothing may get stained with blood
simulant.
INSTRUCTED BY: Chuck Burnett, ECSI Wilderness First Aid Instructor,
Law Enforcement Tactical Handgun Instructor
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Prerequisites: None
Course fee: $125
REGISTER:
Register by June 16th and receive a 15% discount ($85)
If you register a friend or family member, total cost for two is $150.
If you would prefer to pay the day of the class, please call us at 702.524.2195 to register or fill out this form.
One takeaway from the recent mass shooting in
Las Vegas was that many lives were likely saved
by concert attendees rendering first aid and
transporting the wounded to hospitals.
In a chaotic situation, particularly involving an
active shooter and multiple casualties, paramedic
and ambulance response will be delayed until
the scene is controlled. Law enforcement and
Emergency medical agencies understand this,
and are embracing the concepts of “casualty
collection points” and “force protection” teams to
protect medics and allow casualties to be moved
out of the direct threat area.
This takes substantial time in a big casualty
event. It may be a half hour or more before a
victim will have a “professional” rescuer working
on them.
The people on scene have to be their own “first
responders”.
Solid basic first aid skills and the will to take
action will pay huge dividends, but like all skills
these must be ingrained and rehearsed to be
reliable in a crisis.
Due to student inquiries about gunshot/trauma
first aid training we are adding more tactical
medicine classes to our schedule.
Saturday, Apr. 13 3:00pm-8:00pm
May 11 3:00pm-8:00pm
