Recognise and treat life-threatening injuries until higher care takes over.
Recognise and treat life-threatening injuries
until higher care takes over.
Stop the Bleed, Trauma Essentials
STB-TE
When help is not immediately available, what happens in the first minutes determines the outcome.
Participants learn to carry out a rapid trauma assessment using a simplified MARCH approach, identify immediately life-threatening injuries, apply basic interventions for haemorrhage, airway and chest trauma, recognise shock and deterioration, prevent hypothermia, and initiate evacuation or handover to higher care.
This is an essentials course by design. No time is spent on procedures that sound impressive but change little in the first minutes. The focus is on the interventions that actually alter the outcome.
The medical content follows the point-of-injury guidelines as set out in TCCC and TECC. This is not a tactical course: nothing is practised with weapons or under threat.
Who it is for
Security companies and their staff
Whoever is first on scene bridges the time until the ambulance arrives. Those are the minutes this course covers.
Businesses
Ordinance 3 to the Labour Act (ArGV 3) requires adequate first aid provision but prescribes no particular supplier. Where people work with machinery, tools or vehicles, training beyond the standard makes sense.
Authorities and emergency organisations
For units that are already trained we run a capability validation instead of the basic course.
People beyond quick help
Forestry, agriculture, hunting, working and moving in terrain. Professional help takes longer to arrive there, and the first response falls to whoever is present.
No prior knowledge is required.
The first minutes belong to
whoever is already there
SECO's guidance to Article 36 of Ordinance 3 to the Labour Act (ArGV 3) states that for serious injuries, the goal is for first aiders to reach the scene within three minutes of the event. A separate benchmark applies to the ambulance service: 15 minutes in 90 percent of urgent cases, measured from the time of the emergency call.
The ambulance service in Switzerland is fast and good. Bridging those first minutes was never its job. It is yours.
How we teach
We teach in small groups, because skills only stick through repetition. Practice is on training aids and in realistic, scenario-based exercises, not on a projector.
We come to you on request. For companies and authorities we build the course around your procedures and your equipment.
What you receive
On full attendance you receive a certificate of completion from DTD Systems GmbH stating the course, the date, the 16 hours and the content covered.
The training can form part of a company first aid concept. It does not replace the ASTRA first aid course required for a Swiss driving licence and it is not an IVR First Aid level. We hold no accreditation from any body; the content follows the openly published TCCC and TECC guidelines. We do not provide medical treatment and we do not operate an ambulance service.
For units that are already trained
On request we deliver a Combat Life Saver capability validation for units and organisations that are already trained and want to check and align their procedures.
FAQ
Do I need prior knowledge?
No. The course starts at the fundamentals and builds from there.
How long is the course?
Two days, 16 hours in total.
How large are the groups?
We teach at a ratio of two instructors to ten participants. For larger groups the number of instructors scales accordingly. We run the course from six participants upwards.
Where does the course take place?
On request at your premises. For open courses we announce the location with the course itself.
What language is it taught in?
German. English on request.
Is the course suitable for private individuals?
Yes. No prior knowledge is needed and the course assumes no professional role.
Is the course accredited?
No. We hold no accreditation from any body. The content follows the TCCC and TECC guidelines, which are publicly published. You receive a certificate of completion from DTD Systems GmbH.
What certificate do participants receive?
A certificate of completion issued by DTD Systems GmbH. It states the name, the course, the date, the 16 hours, the content covered and the guidelines the content follows, and it is signed by the instructors. It is our own certificate and not an accreditation from another body.
Does the course replace a Nothelferkurs?
No. It does not replace the ASTRA first aid course required for a Swiss driving licence, and it is not an IVR First Aid level.
Is this a tactical course?
No. The medical content comes from point-of-injury care as described in TCCC and TECC, but it is practised without weapons and without a threat situation. Anyone looking for tactical training in the narrow sense will not find it with us at present.
Will DTD come to us?
Yes, on request. For companies and authorities we train on site and build the course around your procedures and your equipment.
How is a course priced?
Individually. Scope, location and the number of participants determine the price, so we quote each course rather than publish a list price. Describe what you need and you will have an offer.
How it works
- Tell us who is to be trained, how many people, and where the course should take place.
- We propose a format and scope, and send a quotation.
- Following enrolment, participants receive the course documentation and a full briefing.
- On full attendance they receive a certificate of completion from DTD Systems GmbH.
Write to info@dtdsystems.ch with the subject "Medical".