The First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST) program provides participants with the knowledge and skills they need to respond to an emergency involving life-threatening bleeding, including how to:
Recognize a life-threatening bleeding emergency.
Ensure safety and communicate effectively in an emergency.
Control life-threatening bleeding using direct pressure, a tourniquet, or both.
The program is designed to enhance participants� ability to take decisive, lifesaving action to assist a person with a traumatic injury and life-threatening bleeding until professional responders arrive. The First Aid for Severe Trauma Handbook presents the basic knowledge and skills needed to respond appropriately to an emergency involving life-threatening bleeding in an engaging, portable format. The handbook may be used as a reference during and after training. The First Aid for Severe Trauma Handbook contains four chapters and a glossary:
Chapter 1: You Can Save a Life
Chapter 2: Safety in Emergency Situations
Chapter 3: Communicating in Emergency Situations
Chapter 4: Caring for a Person with Life-Threatening Bleeding
Glossary