Bleeding Control Course in Switzerland: Tourniquet and Wound Packing
Bleeding control means recognising a life-threatening bleed and stopping it before the ambulance arrives. DTD Systems trains these skills in the four-hour course DTD Trauma Essentials: Hemorrhage Control in Villmergen AG: you practise finding a bleed, applying a tourniquet and packing a wound. No prior first aid experience is required.
Why the first minutes of severe bleeding decide the outcome
Severe bleeding is one of the few emergencies where the people already on scene matter most. The ambulance is alerted on 144, Switzerland's emergency number, but it needs time to arrive. Until it does, the care a casualty receives is whatever the bystanders can provide.
The core techniques of bleeding control are learnable: a correctly applied tourniquet and a properly packed wound. What makes them work under stress is not theory but hands-on training with realistic material.
What the course trains: bleeding control step by step
The bookable course DTD Trauma Essentials: Hemorrhage Control (4h) covers the control of life-threatening bleeding in four hours. Following its published programme, you train to have your equipment ready for effective use, to assess a scene before approaching it, to find bleeding nobody has seen, to apply a tourniquet and to pack a wound.
Training runs with role players and realistic simulation equipment that actually bleeds. The curriculum is informed by the publicly available TCCC and TECC guidelines and adapted by DTD Systems for the training objectives of this course.
Who can attend: an open course with no prior knowledge
The course is built for absolute beginners with no first aid experience at all. It is open to private individuals as well as security personnel, company employees, people working in forestry and agriculture, and anyone who spends time in remote terrain. No prior knowledge is required.
Course location Villmergen AG, groups on request
Open courses take place at the DTD headquarters in Villmergen (AG). For companies and groups, DTD Systems delivers the training on request at the client's premises; enquiries go to info@dtdsystems.ch. Dates and registration are on the course page.
Certificate of completion from DTD Systems GmbH
After full attendance you receive a certificate of completion issued by DTD Systems GmbH stating the course, the date, the course hours and the content covered. We hold no accreditation from any body; it is our own certificate and not an accreditation by any other body.
What this course is not
This training can complement a company first aid concept. It is not a first aid course recognised by the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA), it does not replace the first aid course required to obtain a Swiss driving licence, and it is not an IVR First Aid level.
This course is an educational and practical training course: DTD Systems GmbH does not provide emergency medical services, patient care or ambulance services.
FAQ
When is a tourniquet used?
The course teaches in which situations a tourniquet is used and how to apply it correctly. The content is informed by the publicly available TCCC and TECC guidelines, adapted by DTD Systems for the training objectives of this course.
What is wound packing?
Wound packing means filling a deep, bleeding wound with dressing material to control the bleeding at its source. In the course you practise the technique on realistic simulation equipment that actually bleeds.
Do I need any medical or first aid experience?
No. The course is built for absolute beginners with no first aid experience at all.
Where does the course take place and in which language?
Open courses run at the DTD HQ in Villmergen (AG). The four-hour course is taught in English; the binding details for each date are on the course page.
Does the course replace the first aid course for the Swiss driving licence?
No. It is not a first aid course recognised by the Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) and it does not replace the first aid course required to obtain a Swiss driving licence. It is not an IVR First Aid level either.
Do I receive a certificate?
After full attendance you receive a certificate of completion issued by DTD Systems GmbH stating the course, the date, the course hours and the content covered. We hold no accreditation from any body.
Does DTD Systems train companies and groups?
Yes. On request, DTD Systems delivers the training at the client's premises. Group enquiries go to info@dtdsystems.ch.
Is there a follow-on course?
Yes. The DTD Trauma Essentials family also includes Severe Trauma Care, a two-day, 16-hour course on the complete care of a seriously injured person. The overview is on the DTD Systems medical page.