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Until Help Arrives / Stop the Bleed at TheSHUL of the Nation's Capital (Chabad Washington DC)

  • Collective Threat Response Initiative 2776 South Arlington Mill Drive, Suite 143 Arlington, VA, 22206 United States (map)

Learn to Save a Life!

Minutes Count!! Someone can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes!  Learn the skills needed to save a life!

Become trained, equipped and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

Join us and Chabad of Washington DC to learn how to save a life! This training is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to control severe bleeding in emergency situations.

Rapid response can mean the difference between life and death, and your actions before professional help arrives are critical.

Throughout this course, you will learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, apply effective pressure, use tourniquets properly, and provide care that stabilizes victims until emergency responders reach the scene.

Your participation will empower you to save lives!

What You’ll Learn:

  • Situational Awareness

  • Identifying Life Threats

  • Bleeding Control: Tourniquet use and wound care

  • Injury Management

  • Psychological Support

  • Efficient 9-1-1 Communication

What is Until Help Arrives?

Until Help Arrives is a partnership between FEMA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), and the Uniformed Services University's (USU) National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH).

The “Stop the Bleed” curriculum we teach is part of the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (C-TECC)’s evidence and best practiced-based guidance for medical response and medical treatment of the injured during high risk and atypical civilian operational scenarios.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why is this training important?

    • Learning to stop the bleed is a lifesaving skill. The number 1 cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding.

  • Is there a minimum age requirement?

    • There is no minimum age requirement, but the training does include graphic images and content included in the presentation.  We have taught the class to all ages, and we advise parents to make their down decisions.

  • I've taken a Stop the Bleed class before.  Is this the same thing?

    • That depends.  You may have taken a class based on the American College of Surgeons (ACS) curriculum.  We teach the Until Help Arrives curriculum developed by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (C-TECC).  C-TECC is an organization dedicated to developing and promoting evidence-based medical guidelienes for emergency responders operating in high-threat environments.  Based upon evidence from real-world incidents, the Until Help Arrives program includes additional content and medical interventions that are not included in the ACS Stop the Bleed program.