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Stop The Bleed (Basic) | Foundational Hemorrhage Control Training

Next Dates America/New_York
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Course Overview

The Stop The Bleed (Basic) course provides foundational, life-saving instruction designed to empower individuals to recognize and control life-threatening bleeding in emergency situations.

This course focuses on core hemorrhage control principles and the immediate actions that can be taken before professional medical care arrives. Participants learn how to rapidly assess an injured person, identify severe bleeding, and apply proven bleeding control techniques using direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquets.

Instruction is delivered through structured classroom education combined with hands-on skills practice to ensure participants develop practical competence and confidence in essential bleeding control techniques.


Training Focus

This course emphasizes:

  • Rapid recognition of life-threatening bleeding

  • Immediate intervention using proven hemorrhage control methods

  • Safe and effective responder actions

  • Stabilization of injured persons until advanced care arrives


What You Will Learn

Participants will receive instruction and hands-on practice in:

  • Recognizing life-threatening bleeding

  • Principles of rapid casualty assessment

  • Proper use of direct pressure and pressure bandaging

  • Tourniquet application fundamentals

  • Basic wound packing techniques

  • Scene awareness and responder safety considerations


Training Format

  • Classroom-based instruction

  • Instructor-led hands-on skills practice

  • Emphasis on fundamentals and proper technique


Who This Course Is For

This course is appropriate for individuals and organizations seeking essential medical preparedness, including:

  • Members of the general public and community responders

  • Corporate and workplace safety teams

  • Schools, churches, and community organizations

  • Individuals seeking foundational life-saving skills

No prior medical training is required.


Looking for More Advanced Training?

Participants seeking expanded scenario-based training, higher-stress application, and advanced hemorrhage control techniques are encouraged to continue with Stop The Bleed (Advanced), which builds upon the skills taught in this course through realistic scenarios and increased practical repetition.