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Prehospital Trauma Medicine

Learn to stop severe bleeding, open an airway and keep a trauma casualty alive until paramedics take over. One hands-on day, taught to current TECC guidelines.

  • One day, 6 to 8 hours
  • $366.45 kit + GST incl.
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Students in the field treating a simulated casualty with a trauma kit

Overview

Standard first aid covers a little of everything. This course concentrates on the injuries that kill fastest: massive bleeding, a blocked airway and chest wounds. It follows the MARCHE sequence and current Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC) guidelines.

The material draws on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) and the US Army Combat Lifesaver Course, and is informed by civilian paramedics and emergency medical responders in urban and remote settings. It has been vetted by professional medical personnel, and Iridium Solutions Inc. is a registered educational partner of C-TECC.

The same skills work on a highway crash and on a gunshot wound. You also learn when to call 911 and what to tell the dispatcher so the right help arrives.

At a glance

Length
One day, 6 to 8 hours
Class size
Small classes
Format
In person, hands-on
Includes
Trainer kit you keep

What you’ll learn

  1. Introduction

    How to judge blood loss and stop bleeding fast, and when and how to call emergency services.

  2. First aid considerations

    How trauma care and standard first aid fit together, and how to size up a scene and protect yourself before you help.

  3. M: Massive hemorrhage

    Spot and stop major bleeding with tourniquets, pressure dressings and wound packing.

  4. A: Airway

    Recognize airway problems and keep the airway open with the head tilt and chin lift, the recovery position and nasopharyngeal airways.

  5. R and C: Respiration and circulation

    Treat chest injuries with chest seals, take basic vital signs, and check for shock.

  6. H and E: Head injury, hypothermia and the rest

    Levels of consciousness, moving a casualty, hypothermia, and injuries such as burns, amputations and head and spine trauma.

Who it’s for

  • Parents and families
  • Hunters and people who work in remote areas
  • Security, law enforcement and first responders
  • Anyone who wants to help at a crash scene

Good to know

  • No prerequisites. First aid, CPR, nursing or TECC experience helps, but you don’t need it.
  • You will apply tourniquets to classmates and have them applied to you. A correctly applied tourniquet is safe but painful, and can leave marks or light bruising. Knowing how one should feel is one of the most valuable parts of the day.
  • The course includes graphic images of serious injuries. It isn’t suited to young people or anyone sensitive to images of blood and injury. If you’re unsure, talk to us before you register.
  • Your Control Massive Bleeding (CMB) trainer kit is yours to keep, for practice at home or real use in an emergency. These kits aren’t sold separately.
  • Bring your own food and drinks, and arrange your own transport to the class.
From the classroom

See how Ed teaches

A short clip from The Iridium Group’s channel, and a few photos from past classes.

The Iridium GroupPlay video: Hypothermia in hot weather? Plays from YouTube
Windlass tourniquet tightened on an arm
Gloved hands inserting a nasopharyngeal airway on a student
Students practising bleeding control on a trainer in a classroom
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