How to deal with trauma, electruction and CPR working on railways

This course is aimed at anyone working in the rail industry who needs vital training in dealing with catastrophic bleeding and trauma.  The course also covers electrocution and CPR.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

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Course Curriculum

1. Introduction and Course Administration

• Course objectives and format
• Housekeeping: fire exits, toilets, mobile phone policy
• Certification, CPD access, refresher training and ProTrainings dashboard

2. Importance of Bleeding Control

• Trauma as a leading cause of death under 40
• Haemorrhage statistics and importance of fast intervention

3. Physiology of Blood Clotting

• Clotting vs. anti-clotting chemicals
• Factors that prevent clotting (e.g. cold, medications)
• Coagulopathy definition and impact

4. Bleeding Severity and Classification

• Types of bleeding (arterial, venous, capillary)
• Life-threatening bleeds and catastrophic haemorrhage
• Haemorrhage classes (I–IV)

5. Catastrophic Haemorrhage

• Definitions and time-to-death based on arterial injury
• Practical significance for responders

6. First Aid Barriers and Safety

• Fear of action, glove use, avoiding contamination
• Latex allergy awareness and safe glove removal

7. Bleeding Control Techniques

• Direct pressure and proper placement
• Common problems with pressure dressings
• Layering issues and clotting factor displacement

8. Dressings and Haemostatic Agents

• Use of trauma dressings and haemostatic gauze
• WoundClot® Trauma Gauze: usage, benefits and application

9. Wound Packing

• Packing deep wounds with haemostatic gauze
• Emphasis on early emergency service activation
• Practical exercise: wound packing

10. Tourniquets

• Tourniquet definition and mechanism
• Commercial vs. improvised tourniquets (e.g. Tourni-Key)
• Application guidelines and safety
• Practical tourniquet application exercise

11. Electrical Incidents

• Effects of electrocution on the body
• Key “Do Not” actions for rescuers
• Safe removal techniques and treatment
• Call 999 and conduct primary survey

12. Recovery Position

• When and how to place someone safely in recovery
• Special considerations (e.g. pregnancy, vomiting)

13. Adult CPR (One Rescuer)

• CPR sequence: assess, compressions, breaths
• Compression depth, rate, and chest recoil importance
• Switch rescuers every 2 minutes for quality

14. AED Use

• Turning on and applying AED pads
• Following voice prompts
• Shock delivery and resumption of CPR
• Post-use cleaning and restocking

15. Post-Incident Stress

• Acknowledging responder stress
• Importance of debrief and asking for help

16. Emergency Kit Overview

• Life Saver Kit contents: tourniquets, gauze, dressings
• Firesafe Medical Kit with extinguisher and trauma kit
• Rapid deployment and design for emergencies