Casualty Care in the Classroom™
October 5th, 2017Casualty Care in the Classroom™
“…..This program places pressure dressings and tourniquets in the hands of teachers. It is based on the principles of trauma combat casualty care. CCC was intentionally designed in a train-the-trainer format. This allows the model to be taught by local law enforcement and EMS with local health professionals to local schools. By using local resources, there is a greater personal interest in the training, as these are the schools our own children attend.
Training teachers in trauma and airway management
The training was met with resounding success. Teachers no longer have to wait for public safety personnel to reach them in order to receive aid. They are empowered to render the aid themselves and stop severe bleeding until police, fire and EMS personnel could reach them.
It was shocking just how aware and concerned our teachers were when it came to the daily headlines and reports of large-scale acts of violence. Of 160 active-shooter incidents since 2000, 24.4 percent were at educational facilities, with 117 killed and 1,230 wounded [1].
Providing the teachers with training on how to open an airway, pack a wound, apply a pressure dressing and apply a tourniquet empowered them to take action and participate in the response instead of waiting helplessly for rescue. They were hungry for the education, and since have become an essential element in our response…..”