Knife Wound First Aid DVD

A knife wound can kill through blood loss within minutes, and help may be a long way off when it happens. This 55-minute training DVD from American Safety Emergency Medical Training shows what to do in that gap: how to assess the wound, slow the bleeding and keep the casualty stable until you reach a hospital. It is aimed at police officers, federal agents, self-defense students and anyone who works or trains around blades.

Features

Navy Medic Instructor — Presented by John Klatt, a former US Navy medic and rescue diver who founded American Safety and has taught first aid to Navy SEALs and police officers.
Wound Assessment — Covers how to access and evaluate a knife wound so you know what you are dealing with before you treat it.
Priority First Aid — Identifies the single most important first aid step to take with a stab or slash wound.
Bleeding Control — Demonstrates methods for minimizing blood loss, the main threat to life with a knife injury.
Transport Preparation — Explains how to prepare and dress the wound for a drive to the hospital when waiting for an ambulance is not an option.
Shock And Duress Management — Shows how to recognize and handle shock, the body's dangerous drop in circulation after trauma, along with the casualty's panic and distress.
55-Minute Runtime — Long enough to cover each topic with hands-on demonstrations, short enough to watch in one sitting.
Standard DVD Format — Supplied in a full-size DVD case, published by GunVideo under item number X0563D.

About The Instructor

John Klatt built his first aid teaching on his service as a US Navy medic and rescue diver, and went on to found American Safety to train military and law enforcement students. The program is practical rather than clinical: it is built around a bystander or the injured person acting fast with limited equipment. The back cover lays out the scenario plainly, with a hospital 30 to 45 minutes away and an ambulance that may take 45 to 60 minutes to arrive.