Course Description

This course is designed for healthcare providers, law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, security personnel, teachers and other civilians interested in learning this basic and lifesaving training.

Everyone should be prepared to perform basic hemorrhage control to help prevent deaths from blood loss.  You never know when you could become a victim or bystander to a tragic bleeding injury or mass causality event.

At the completion of the Bleeding Control (B-CON) Course participants will be able to:

• Explain the rationale for early use of a tourniquet for life-threatening extremity bleeding.
• Demonstrate the appropriate application of a tourniquet to the arm and leg.
• Describe the progressive strategy for controlling hemorrhage.
• Describe appropriate airway control techniques and devices.
• Demonstrate the correct application of a topical hemostatic dressing (combat gauze).
• Train staff and residents