Saturday & Sunday, September 4 & 5, 2021
0900-1700 Daily
Trigger Burst Training Center
3537 Old Conejo Rd
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Host/POC: Brian Fitzpatrick
brian@mvtactical-firearmstraining.com
Phone: (310) 720-2028
The time to learn to use your personal trauma kit isn’t when you or someone else is bleeding out! When life expectancy is measured in seconds and help is minutes away, will you know what to do? Dark Angel Medical, LLC, is proud to offer training and instruction in the use of the your individual first-aid kit (IFAK) or individual medical kit (IMK). The Direct Action Response Training** is geared towards those with little to no medical training or background, filling the niche between military self-aid/buddy care training and civilian EMS training. Stressing our principle of “Simplicity Under Stress,” this course will provide students with critical, need-to-know information, which can be utilized in a myriad of situations. The course is two days in length with a total of 16 hours of classroom work, including slide presentations, videos, question and answer sessions and hands-on practical skills application. A manual and all training aids will be provided. A D.A.R.K. (Direct Action Response Kit) may also be provided to each student as part of the tuition.
***There are no prerequisites for this class***
Topics Covered in Class:
- Physiological and Psychological reactions to environmental stress
- The importance of having the proper Combat Mindset
- Basic Anatomy and Physiology of life-sustaining systems
- H, A, B, C’s—Hemorrhage, Airway, Breathing and Circulation
- Breakdown and usage of Individual Med Kit components
- Proper stowage and employment of the individual medical kit (IMK)
- Hands-on application of the IMK
- Basic and Advanced Airway management -treating and monitoring tension pneumothorax, sucking chest wound and flail chest
- Airway adjunct device placement-Nasopharyngeal Airway
- Basic First Aid and Advanced wound care
- Application of Bandages and Hemostatic Agents
- Application of tourniquets
- Recognition and Treatment of various injuries (Gunshot, Laceration, Burn, Airway, Head, Orthopedic, Environmental)
- Recognition and treatment of hypovolemic (hemorrhagic) shock
- Moving and positioning victims with various injuries
- Response to active shooter situation
- Proper use of cover and cover vs. concealment
- Casualty recovery in an Active Shooter situation
- Mass casualty triage procedure
- Emergency Medical Dialect/Lingo (911 protocol, cooperation with LE, Fire and EMS and First Responders)
Hardware/Kit
- Note pad and pen/pencil/Sharpie
- Individual First Aid Kit—If you choose to. All training materials are provided.
- An open mind
**Note: The Direct Action Response Training offers no formal certification. It is informational only.
Tuition: $420.00 REGISTER NOW with DARK ANGEL MEDICAL, LLC.
***There will be a venue fee of $80 per student, payable to the host on the first day of class. Cash only, please ***