When Seconds Count, You Are the First Responder
Violence, accidents, and mass-casualty events don’t wait for EMS.
They don’t wait for police.
And they don’t wait for you to “feel ready.”
When someone is bleeding out — a loved one, a training partner, a stranger — you are the first responder, whether you want that responsibility or not.
This class is built for that moment.
The Tactical Trauma Responder Class teaches you how to keep people alive in the minutes that matter most — before ambulances arrive, before help shows up, and while chaos is still unfolding.
This is not a lecture-only medical class.
This is hands-on, pressure-tested trauma care for the real world.
What This Class Is Really About
Most preventable deaths in violent incidents come from massive hemorrhage — blood loss that could have been stopped with the right skills and the right mindset.
In this course, you will learn how to:
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Identify life-threatening injuries immediately
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Stop catastrophic bleeding fast and effectively
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Treat trauma under stress, not in a calm classroom
Because real trauma doesn’t happen on a clean floor with perfect lighting and zero pressure.
It happens when:
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Someone is screaming
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Your hands are shaking
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Time is running out
And you still have to act.
How We Train
This course combines classroom instruction, realistic medical simulations, and live-fire pressure drills to ensure your skills actually hold up when it matters.
Inside the classroom, students work with medical simulation devices that bleed — forcing you to pack wounds, apply tourniquets, and control hemorrhage while managing stress and urgency.
Then we take it outside.
On the range, you’ll apply lifesaving medical skills during live-fire drills, learning how to:
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Render aid while under threat
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Manage your firearm safely while injured
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Apply tourniquets and wound care one-handed
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Transition between fighting and treating injuries
This is where skills stop being theory and become instinct.
What You Will Learn
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How to rapidly assess traumatic injuries
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How to identify and control massive hemorrhage
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Proper wound packing techniques for penetrating trauma
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Effective use of hemostatic agents
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Tourniquet selection, placement, and application
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Pressure bandage techniques
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Treating injuries while under stress and threat
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One-handed weapon manipulation
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One-handed tourniquet application and pistol operation
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Live-fire medical response drills
You will leave knowing exactly what to do, how to do it, and when seconds matter most.
Who This Class Is For
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Armed citizens who carry for self-defense
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Families who want to be prepared for emergencies
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Hunters and outdoorsmen
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First responders and security-minded civilians
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Anyone who understands that survival doesn’t stop when the shooting stops
No prior medical experience is required.
Required Equipment
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Handgun
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2–3 magazines
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Concealment, duty, or open-carry holster (holster required)
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Eye protection
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Ear protection (electronic preferred)
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Appropriate clothing and footwear
Estimated Round Count
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150 rounds FMJ
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50 rounds compressed copper frangible
Why This Training Matters
You don’t rise to the occasion.
You fall to the level of your training.
This course prepares you to:
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Keep yourself alive
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Keep others alive
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Function under pressure
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Act decisively when hesitation costs lives
Gunfights end.
Accidents happen.
Bleeding doesn’t stop on its own.
Train to save a life — maybe even your own.
This is Tactical Trauma Responder.
Prerequisite: This is not a beginner level class. The student needs to know and be able to demonstrate safe gun handling, weapon system familiarity, foundational marksmanship skills, and working from a holster. We strongly recommend completion of our Defensive Handgun Advanced or Defensive Concealed Carry Class prior to registering for this course.