If there is one medical training to take for a firearms owner it should be STOP THE BLEED ®. The training is absolutely a must to take for any person who may have to defend themselves. Department of Defense offers STOP THE BLEED® and trained over 3 million people. The number one killer of someone who is injured by a firearm is as massive hemorrhage. Knowing how to stop a hemorrhage is imperative. Sign up to take the training. Purchase, learn to use and carry an Individual First Aid Kit or IFAK. You can find out more information at STOP THE BLEED®. Be your own immediate responder. Have every member of your household also take this training.
I first became aware of STOP THE BLEED® being taught to civilians when it was offered though my workplace. So many people were being injured in the local area my employer at the time offered the training to all employees and also issued Bleeding Control Kits and Stations throughout the work place. The class can be taken usually for no cost and lasts about 90 minutes. It’s offered all over the United States and in other countries. The class I took was offered though a local Trauma Center by Emergency Department Trauma Doctors. This is one of the few trainings that may very well save your life or someone else.
This is the same training that is also given to our Soldiers, Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, and Marines during training. May law enforcement agencies are also training this life saving measure. I recommend carrying at least one Tourniquet and Z Fold Dressing with proper PPE including gloves at all times. You never know where something will happen.
-Castle
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