SURVIVAL MEDICS CLASS

SURVIVAL MEDICS CLASS Conducted by Live Free, USA – Instructor James C. Jones. Jim Jones is a Certified Hazard Control Manager. Emergency Medical Technician and retired Safety and Security Manager for a fortune 200 corporation. He has spent over 40-years teaching survival skills and advocating family preparedness and self-sufficiency. Jim is the founder of Live Free USA, an organization dedicated to the support of preparedness, self-reliance through public education and group support. He writes articles for several national publications and conducted frequent training programs on a wide range of preparedness, survival and self-reliance related topics. This 16 hour course for medical professionals & novices alike has been divided into four sessions. Each class will run from noon to 4:00 Pm on the following Sunday’s. January 11th and 25th, and February 8th and 15th. The Cabela’s Conference Center in Hammond has been reserved for all four Sunday’s. You will find the meeting room upstairs adjacent to the Black Oak Grill dining area. To receive a certificate you must attend all four classes. The course separates the lecture classes from the hands-on sessions. Home practice materials will be distributed at the lecture classes so that you are ready for the hands-on practice. Cost for all four classes is: $50.00 per person  ($40 for Live Free USA members) Registration and payments must be received no later than December 10, 2014. Space is limited. Early registration is recommended. Send your name, address, email and phone number along with your payment to: Live Free USA, P.O. Box 3295, Munster IN, 46321 Advance Registration is Required to allow time for the purchase and preparation of course materials. The charge is kept to a minimum and covers only the cost of supplies you will use during class. The 16 hour course will include the following topics. SUNDAY January 11th: PowerPoint and Lecture: Trauma diagnosis and management. Scene survey and safety, Blood born pathogen protection, Soft tissue injuries, wound care, bleeding control, musculoskeletal injuries. Burns, Shock management. Splinting, eye injuries, head injuries, abdominal and thoracic injures, gunshot wounds. Quiz. Distribution of home practice materials for suturing. SUNDAY January 25th: Hands-on Skills Practice: Unconscious Patient evaluation and survey, tourniquet application, splinting, bandaging, patent packaging, wound care and suturing SUNDAY February 8th: PowerPoint and Lecture: Medical emergencies recognition and management. Heart attack, stroke, poisoning, hypothermia, hyperthermia, anaphylaxis. Quiz. SUNDAY February 15th: Hands-on Practice: Conscious Patent evaluation, vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, etc.) CPR, IV administration (optional). Suturing final practice, Certificates issued. The participants may plan for further practice sessions and/or scenario drill in the months to come. Classes will build upon each other. Please schedule your time to attend all four. In the event of a weather cancellation we will set up a makeup class in early March. James C. Jones may be contacted through the Live Free USA website at AmericanSurvivor.org.