Bleeding Control
For the Injured (B-Con)
For all civilians who may encounter a traumatic event, including domestic terrorism
Bleeding Control
Who This Class Is For:
This course is designed for all civilians who may encounter a traumatic event to include domestic terrorism situations. Examples may include security personnel, teachers, church leaders and other civilians requiring this basic training.
Classroom
The Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) course was developed by NAEMT’s PHTLS Committee with leadership provided by Dr. Peter Pons and Dr. Norman McSwain.
The course was developed in response to efforts by the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services to increase collaboration between law enforcement, the fire service and EMS in responding to active shooter/IED/mass casualty events. B-Con is consistent with the recommendations of the Hartford Consensus on Improving Survival from Active Shooter Events.
The Hartford Consensus recommends that an integrated active shooter response should include the critical actions contained in the acronym THREAT:
- Threat
- Hemorrhage control
- Rapid Extrication to safety
- Assessment by medical providers
- Transport to definitive care
The Hartford Consensus Group recommends that the response to a traumatic incident, whether involving an active shooter or some other cause of injury, in fact begins with bystander response. It is with this in mind that the B-Con course was developed and is now being offered.
Continuing Education Hours: This course provides 6.00 hours of EMS Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) for the initial classroom course; CEHs will be provided via Los Angeles County EMSA approved; CE provider number 19-0725. Healthcare Providers other than EMTs and Paramedics are encouraged to contact their regulatory organizations to confirm acceptance of these CEHs. Some conditions apply; Please contact Obsidian at (661) 360-6871 for more information. A renewal classroom course option is not available at this time.
Vitals
CERTIFICATION
A certificate is provided upon successful completion of this course; this course does not offer a course completion card.
| CLASSROOM |
$100.00 |
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| Textbook: | Non-Applicable |
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Course Contents Classroom
The Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) is a new 2 ½ hour course that teaches participants the basic life-saving medical interventions, including bleeding control with a tourniquet, bleeding control with gauze packs or topical hemostatic agents, and opening an airway to allow a casualty to breathe. The course is designed for NON tactical law enforcement officers, firefighters, security personnel, teachers and other civilians requiring this basic training. The course emphasizes the use of scene size-up, history, interactive group discussion on potential treatment strategies, and physical exam to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients’ medical crises. The course offers an initial assessment-based approach that progresses to a diagnostic-based approach to quickly develop the best treatment plan.
A separate, additional PowerPoint module is included in the course materials specifically for law enforcement participants. This module provides an orientation to the content of the Hartford Consensus and the changing approach to active shooter and other complex and hazardous responses.
At the completion of the 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).
