Trauma Care for Violence or Shooting Sports

Saturday, October 27, 2018 | 7:30 AM

Instructors: Steve Morrision, Jonathan Massey Assistant: Dwight Edwards, Michael Henshall

The various types of injuries often incurred during violent acts or shooting sports include gunshot wounds, knife wounds, traumatic amputation or impalement and events that may occur during a mass causlaity incident, such as a public shooting or terrorist attack. This 8 hour course will provide you with the mindset and the skills to respond to aggressive acts and accidents incurred during outdoor activities, such as shooting sports, hunting or even arriving upon a serious vehicle accident while on your family vacation. In addition, you will learn how to also apply these techniques to yourself in the event you sustain injury during a self-defense situation.

This is NOT a basic first aid course or CPR class; this is a more advanced level of medical training for serious bodily injury to apply treatment and sustain life until advanced medical support or higher levels of medical treatment are available. This course includes both classroom portions and range portions, including applying a tourniquet to yourself on the range, to a buddy, assessing a mass casulty event, and providing aide during a home invasion or break-in.

Participants will learn how to properly apply and utilize a variety of medical devices and products and will learn the proper application and use of:

• A tourniquet and how to improvise an effective tourniquet
• Apply pressure dressings
• How to use and apply a chest seal
• Wound packing
• Nasopharyngeal Airways

+ incorporate applying aid in several scenerio based events

This course is geared to provide you with ample skills and techniques to administar and/or stablize a patient until advanced medical treatment is available, such as how to dress and pack a wound, apply a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, and essentially keep a person alive until additional medical services are available.

Equipment Needed:

• Pen & Notebook or Pad
• Your personal IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit) or you can purchase the course with an included IFAK
• A strong side pistol (in caliber of your choice)
• Strong side holster + extra magazine pouch
• Approximately 100 rnd(s) of pistol caliber ammo (no reloads; factory reloads only)
• Eye and Ear Protection
• Appropriate range gear
• Lunch, snacks and beverage(s) with a cap

Since we will be dealing with tramatic injury situations and scenarios, we strongly encourage you to wear older clothes as parts of the course will incorporate simulation blood.

Registration for this course is offered with or without an IFAK kit; You may register to attend and receive an IFAK kit upon arrival (training materials will be provided and your IFAK kit will not be used). Course tuition including a IFAK is $195.00 ($206.70 with tax). Or you may register and bring your own IFAK kit (again, training aides will be provided during the class). Course tuition with your own IFAK included is $145.00 ($153.70). Deadline for registration is Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

If you have an IFAK kit, but want to see recommeded items and vetted, proven gear, check out our Amazon Store for items that should be in your IFAK.

If you have any questions, please contact us prior to Tuesday, October 23 at (304) 390-6013.