BLEEDING CONTROL BASIC (B-CON)
MOTIVATED BY THE 2012 TRAGEDY IN SANDY HOOK, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING SURVIVABILITY
FROM LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING. SEVERE BLEEDING WHICH, IF LEFT
UNATTENDED, CAN RESULT IN SHOCK AND/OR DEATH BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF
FIRST RESPONDERS. JUST AS BYSTANDER CPR/AED USAGE IS ENCOURAGED,
TRAINING CIVILIAN BYSTANDERS THE SKILLS AND BASIC TOOLS TO STOP
UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, CAN SAVE LIVES!
CIVILIANS NEED BASIC TRAINING IN BLEEDING CONTROL PRINCIPLES SO THEY
ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, FRONTLINE AID UNTIL FIRST RESPONDERS
ARE ABLE TO TAKE OVER CARE OF AN INJURED PERSON. DUE TO MANY
SITUATIONS, THERE MAY BE A DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME OF INJURY AND THE
TIME A FIRST RESPONDER IS ON THE SCENE.
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA IS LEADING THE
EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES BY TEACHING THE CIVILIAN POPULATION TO PROVIDE
VITAL INITIAL RESPONSE TO STOP UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING IN EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE BLEEDING CONTROL EDUCATION AND
INFORMATION PROGRAM TARGETED TO CIVILIANS THAT WILL INFORM, EDUCATE
AND EMPOWER THE 300+MILLION CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
NOTE: THERE IS A HANDS-ON COMPONENT TO THIS COURSE USING SIMULATED
BLOOD. GOWNS AND GLOVES ARE ISSUED.
WARNING: THE B-CON CLASS CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC IMAGES IN ORDER TO
CONVEY THE NATURE OF THE WOUNDS TO BE TREATED. NO MINIMUM AGE HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, AND THUS PARENTAL
GUIDANCE IS RECOMMENDED.
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