HSI Stop Life-Threating Bleeding | Program Package | 2020 (G20)

HSI Stop Life-Threating Bleeding | Program Package | 2020 (G20)

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HSI STOP LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING 2020 Course Overview.

The HSI Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding program teaches participants how to:

  • Assess the safety of the scene
  • Take standard precautions using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Evaluate a person to determine whether they have life-threatening bleeding
  • Activate EMS and/or your emergency action plan (EAP)
  • Stop life-threatening bleeding by manual pressure, wound packing, and/or applying a tourniquet

HSI Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding has been approved by the HSI Medical Advisory Board and reviewed by the HSI Advisory Council. It reflects the latest resuscitation science and treatment recommendations published by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and conforms with the 2020 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC and the annual Guidelines Update.

HSI STOP LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING Program details:

Included with this Program Package:

Class Delivery Types

  • Traditional Classroom
  • Learning with In-Person, Instructor-Led Skills Session

Certification Period

  • 2 Years

Course Length

  • 1 ½ Hours

Student / Instructor Ratio (Recommended/Maximum)

  • 6:1 / 24:1

Student / Equipment Ratio (Recommended/Maximum)

  • 4:1 / 6:1

Stop Life-Threatening Bleeding program Topics

  • Assessment of the scene and person
  • Recognizing the signs of life-threatening bleeding
  • How to take quick, effective action in a life-threatening bleeding event
  • The difference between a bystander and an immediate responder
  • Understanding the critical factors of blood loss
  • The importance of taking standard safety precautions before providing help
  • How to use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Finding the source of bleeding
  • Identifying the components of a bleeding control kit
  • Using a bleeding control kit
  • How to help if no bleeding control kit is readily available
  • Applying direct, manual pressure on a wound to stop life-threatening bleeding
  • Wound packing with direct manual pressure
  • How to use a commercially manufactured tourniquet
  • Using improvised tourniquets (optional)
  • Caring for a person after life-threatening external bleeding has stopped