Casualty Care for the Firearms Instructor

[cmailliard]

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30-06 though both legs and hit the Popliteal Artery in the Left Leg. The only thing that stopped the bleeding in the Left Leg is the SOF-T Tourniquet placed by the Range Officer.

New class I put together for Firearms Instructors and Range Officers. As an Instructor or Range Officer the safety of your students and shooters should be your highest priority. Having an established Safety and Medical Plan, a quality Casualty Care Kit, and the KSA's to treat injuries and illnesses will demonstrate you a serious about safety. We will do hands on practice with many different types of equipment so you can train with the equipment you have or decide what is the best kit for your needs.

Topics
Patient Assessment
Traumatic Injuries
Medical Illnesses
Heat and Cold Emergencies
Burns
Tourniquet Use
Hemostatic Agent Use
Use of a Chest Seal
Patient Movement
Medical Safety Plan Development
Interaction with First Responders
What you should have in your Casualty Care Kit

What to Bring
IFAK or the Med Kit you use (if you have one)

Where
Denver Police Protection Association
2105 Decatur Street
Denver, CO 80211

When
Saturday May 14th
0900-1700

Cost
$75 (Take advantage of this price as it will increase with the next class)

Register
info@fusionpreparedness.com

Additional Info
www.fusionpreparedness.com (http://www.fusionpreparedness.com)

[PondPirate]

Dang Chris, I hope you didn't ruin those pants!! LOL.

For anyone thinking about this class, I can tell you from personal experience that Chris' classes are top notch!!!

[rondog]

DAYUM! How the fuck did that happen? Is it real, or some training thing?

[cmailliard]

This is a real event. It was a Negligent Discharge from a 30-06. I was not involved but it demonstrates the need for proper tools and proper training. I have other pics from Iraq that demonstrate this as well, however, it is difficult to impress the need for training and tools in the civilian setting not just the battlefield.

Many people think that being in an urban setting allows them the advantage of EMS getting to them quick, but as I talk about in the LE class if you are pinned down or still on the "X" EMS cannot and will not go get you, so you lay there and bleed.

Take this theory and put yourself at the place you shoot - Pawnee, some dude who is a friend of a co-workers ranch in Eastern Colorado, some other random BFE location or even at a range in Denver, Lakewood, Aurora, etc. It is possible to bleed to death before EMS shows up. Even if EMS shows up most urban EMS agencies are not yet using Tourniquets (even though they are in the Protocol) or Hemostatic Agents. It doesn't matter if the best medic within the best urban EMS system is responding, if you have a femoral artery injury or worse a high femoral artery they DO NOT have the tools to stop the bleeding. I know of only two agencies using CAT's and/or Combat Gauze (PVH in Ft Collins (Both) and Highland Rescue on I-70 (CAT's Only)). There may be more but these I know for sure. Both CAT's and Combat Gauze have proven themselves to be very effective and very safe.

Meeting after meeting the CoTCCC has real life stories of how the tools being used a flat out saving lives. Why should it be different on the streets of a large metro area? If you are bleeding from a femoral artery injury the dynamics of blood loss is the same here as it is in Iraq, except the Combat Medics and Corpsman have the tools to save a life.

Wow that was more of a rant than I wanted. Stay Safe

[cmailliard]

Oh yeah by the way this class is filling up fast - I think we are close to 20 attendees right now.

I am going to be posting another date here soon, if there are requests or you want to host a class at your site or range let me know. First of June I will have weekdays off as well.

[rondog]

I shoot at Ben Lomond, and it's way out in the toolies. Damn lucky if your cellphone works there. And it's basically an unmanned place too, with high-bermed separate ranges that are fairly private. If someone got injured there by an ND/AD, they could be in big trouble. People can pass right by many of the smaller ranges without seeing you in there if you're behind your vehicle, or laying on the ground. A person would have to look, and most will pass right on by after seeing the range is occupied. I've often thought about that when I've heard bullets ricocheting through the sky.

[cmailliard]

I have had some interest from the Durango area to do a class - anyone here interested in a class down that way. The price will be $100/person. I need to have at least 10-12 prepaid to make sure I can cover the hotel and insane gas prices. I probably have 2-3 already interested. Drop me an email or PM if you are interested. Thanks

[cmailliard]

Still have some spots left for the class this Saturday. If you are interested drop me an email or pm. Thanks and Stay Safe!

[SuperiorDG]

Thanks Chris for the class. It was a great learning experience. Before the class I would have been useless in an emergency situation involving massive blood lose. Now I am confident I could sustain a life until help arrives.