Combat First Aid - Law Enforcement

This course is hosted by the Washington Counties Risk Pool.

COMBAT FIRST AID is designed specifically for Law Enforcement and is pertinent to both Patrol Officers and SWAT members. SWAT teams by design have safety in numbers, the element of surprise, level III body armor and trained medical personnel attached to the team when deployed to a crisis site. Patrol officers are often dispatched alone to calls for service or on-view crimes of violence without the benefit of enhanced body armor, medical assistance, and immediate back up. The transition time from a traumatic incident to a “safe scene,” (where EMS can safely operate) is critical to whether necessary lifesaving treatment can be administered. This gap in time is often the deciding factor whether an injured person lives or dies. Proper trauma care administered by a Law Enforcement Officer has proven to save lives and offers a mitigation strategy to a problem that has historically been unaddressed. More importantly, it allows the officer to stay in the fight, perform lifesaving self-treatment, if necessary, instead of laying helplessly, bleeding out, waiting for someone to provide medical care.

To register for this course, please follow the instructions on the class flyer linked below.