The Catastrophic Bleed, Trauma & Airway management course can be run as a stand alone course or added to the Outdoor first aid training course or any other first aid course where there is a concern about the potential for a Catastrophic bleed or Airway management occurring.
The course will cover:
The roles & responsibilities of the first aider.
Consent & implied consent (when the casualty is unconscious)
Catastrophic Bleed
Catastrophobic external bleeding, control measures and equipment
Recognising a catastrophic external bleed
Catastrophic external bleed control measures
Casualty aftercare
How to use tourniquets and haemostatic products and the dangers of incorrect use
Airway Management
Recap on the respiratory system
Airway obstruction
Airway management
Defibrillation
Introduction to Automated External Defibrillator
Functions of an AED
How to use an AED on a casualty who has no normal signs of breathing
