Synopsis:
The First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) program provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to respond to an emergency involving life-threatening bleeding, including how to: Recognize a life-threatening bleeding emergency. Ensure safety and communicate effectively in an emergency. Control life-threatening bleeding using direct pressure, a tourniquet, or both. The program is designed to enhance participants' ability to take decisive, lifesaving action to assist a person with a traumatic injury and life-threatening bleeding until professional responders arrive. The First Aid for Severe Trauma DVD includes the video segments required to teach The First Aid for Severe Trauma instructor-led course. The videos are an integral part of the First Aid for Severe Trauma program. Instructors teaching the instructor-led training course are required to use the videos because they support activities and contain important information about key concepts and skills to help ensure the program objectives are met. Video Segments on the DVD include: Alex, Daniel and Chloe Act FAST Volume and Flow Life-Threatening or Non-Life-Threatening? Closed-Loop Communication Chloe's 9-1-1 Call Pressure Stops Bleeding Applying Direct Pressure Using a Tourniquet Training Wrap-Up
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