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Control the Bleed Training
Severe bleeding can become life-threatening within minutes.
Learn how to recognise life-threatening bleeding and control it using direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquets before emergency services arrive.
Practical, scenario-based training for workplaces, schools, farms, sports clubs, outdoor organisations and community groups.
Delivered onsite by an NZ Resuscitation Council-approved Emergency Care Instructor.
Two to three-hour practical training session
Course at a Glance
Control the Bleed is an intensive, hands-on course delivered at your workplace, school, club or organisation.
Training: Two to three-hour practical session
Delivery: Onsite at your location
Previous experience: Not required
Certificate: RealMed Control the Bleed certificate of completion
Minimum age: 16 years, or younger by prior arrangement
Course Content
Initial Response
Scene safety, PPE and casualty assessment
Calling 111 and coordinating responders
Locating first aid and bleeding-control equipment
Recognising Life-Threatening Bleeding
Recognising rapid, uncontrolled or severe blood loss
Identifying amputations and signs of shock
Bleeding-Control Techniques
Direct pressure and dressings
Wound packing
Tourniquet application and reassessment
Ongoing Casualty Care
Recognising and managing shock
Monitoring the casualty
Providing a structured handover
Realistic, Hands-On Training
Participants practise direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquet application using realistic training equipment and simulated emergencies.
Training equipment includes:
Realistic silicone wounds
Wound-packing trainers
Commercial training tourniquets
Gauze and trauma dressings
The instructor provides feedback throughout the session so participants can correct their technique and build confidence.
Scenarios can be tailored to your workplace hazards and emergency procedures.
Participant Requirements
Participants will usually need to kneel, apply firm pressure and practise tourniquet application. Let us know in advance if someone may require reasonable adjustments.
The recommended minimum age is 16. Younger participants may attend by prior arrangement and with consent from a parent or guardian.
Who Is This Course For?
Control the Bleed Training is suitable for:
Construction and trade teams
Farms and rural businesses
Forestry and outdoor workers
Manufacturing and engineering workplaces
Schools and education staff
Sports clubs and coaches
Adventure and outdoor organisations
Security and event staff
Community and volunteer groups
Workplaces with machinery, vehicles or significant injury hazards
Teams located where emergency assistance may be delayed
Any organisation that keeps tourniquets, wound-packing gauze or bleeding-control kits should ensure its people are trained and confident in using them.
Important Course Information
Control the Bleed is specialist bleeding-control training. It does not replace Workplace First Aid, Comprehensive First Aid or Refresher First Aid Training.
The course does not award NZQA unit standards or provide a general workplace first aid certificate.
Participants who complete the course receive a RealMed Control the Bleed certificate of completion.
Employers remain responsible for ensuring their workplace has adequate first aid arrangements, equipment and access to appropriately trained first aiders.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Control the Bleed Training?
Control the Bleed is practical training that teaches participants how to recognise and control life-threatening bleeding.
Participants practise direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquet application using specialist training equipment.
Do you need previous first aid training?
No. Previous first aid experience is not required.
The course is suitable for beginners and existing first aiders wanting additional bleeding-control skills.
Is the training graphic?
The course uses realistic training wounds and simulated emergency situations. No real injuries are involved.
Let us know before the course if someone has concerns about realistic medical training.
Will I practice using a tourniquet?
Yes. Participants practise applying commercial training tourniquets and receive feedback on positioning, tightening, securing and reassessment.
Will I practice wound packing?
Yes. Participants use realistic wound-packing trainers to practise locating the bleeding point, packing the wound and maintaining pressure.
Will partipants receive a certitifcate?
Yes. Participants who complete the course receive a RealMed Control the Bleed certificate of completion.
Is this a Workplace First Aid Certificate?
No. Control the Bleed is specialist training and does not provide a general workplace first aid certificate or NZQA unit standards.
Can training be taylored to our workplace?
Yes. Scenarios can reflect your workplace hazards, equipment, emergency procedures and likely emergency-service response time.
Do you provide the traing equipment?
Yes. RealMed provides the wound-packing trainers, training tourniquets, gauze, dressings and other equipment required for the course.
Where is the training delivered?
Training is delivered onsite at your workplace, school, club or organisation.
RealMed First Aid is based in Palmerston North and delivers mobile training throughout the Central and Lower North Island, with wider New Zealand delivery available by arrangement.
Give Your Team the Skills to Control Severe Bleeding
Prepare your people to recognise life-threatening bleeding, take immediate action and provide effective care until emergency services arrive.
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