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Prehospital triage, haemorrhage control and safe patient moving

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 18 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At induction + annual update
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Course preview
Interactive course

Scenarios, sorting activities and quizzes with feedback on every answer.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Flashcards, scenario, step-by-step, process and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 11 slides
  • Word cloud, open-ended slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 138.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
LO 138.1.1Check scene safety, send an early scene report and run a structured primary survey that deals with life-threatening bleeding first + your infoRCUK First Aid 2025; San Mateo County Fire; JESIPLesson 1: Scene safety and the primary survey
LO 138.2.1Sort casualties at a mass casualty incident into four triage categories using START or your service's tool + your infoCHEMM START; FEMA CERT Unit 3; NFCCLesson 2: Triage at a mass casualty incident (START)
LO 138.3.1Control life-threatening limb bleeding with an escalating approach: direct pressure, dressing and packing, then a tourniquetRCUK First Aid 2025Lesson 3: Haemorrhage control and tourniquets
LO 138.4.1Apply avoid, assess, reduce to lifting and moving patients, and protect the neck when spinal injury is suspected + your infoHSE MHOR guidance; RCUK First Aid 2025Lesson 4: Lifting, moving and transport
LO 138.5.1Recognise opioid overdose, heat stroke, hypothermia risk and drowning, and give the first actions + your infoWHO; RCUK First Aid 2025Lesson 5: Naloxone and environmental emergencies

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 18 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Scene safety and the primary survey

3 pages

8 min
Before you beginNoteYour infoList
Is it safe to go in?TextFlashcardsYour infoYour infoScenarioQuiz
The primary surveyTextYour infoStep-by-stepKey factQuiz
2

Triage at a mass casualty incident (START)

3 pages

8 min
Four colours, one goalTextFlashcardsNoteYour infoQuiz
START step by stepStep-by-stepKey factTextQuiz
Tag the casualtiesSorting activityNoteYour info
3

Haemorrhage control and tourniquets

2 pages

6 min
Escalate the pressureTextProcessImageQuiz
Putting on a tourniquetStep-by-stepYour infoYour infoScenarioMulti-select quiz
4

Lifting, moving and transport

2 pages

6 min
Avoid, assess, reduceTextYour infoProcessAccordionYour infoQuiz
Moving the patientFlashcardsYour infoYour infoTextYour infoScenarioQuiz
5

Naloxone and environmental emergencies

2 pages

6 min
Opioid overdoseTextProcessYour infoNoteQuiz
Heat, cold and waterTabsSorting activityQuiz
6

Final assessment

2 pages

6 min
Final assessmentNoteQuizMulti-select quizMatching quiz
CompletionKey factListNoteYour infoYour infoYour infoButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

11 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

Title + agenda (notesDisclaimer "Template, not clinical advice; check against your service's protocols"; all cases are fictional)
Word cloudOne word: how does the first minute at a big incident feel?
Pick answerA casualty can't walk and breathes 34 times a minute. START tag?" - Red ✔ · Yellow · Green · Black [MED-08-V14]
Content · customiseSTART flow on one slide (or {{TRIAGE_TOOL}}) with the four colours [MED-08-V09]
CategoriseCategorise (fictional casualties into Red / Yellow / Green / Black): "walks to you with a cut hand" → Green; "no radial pulse" → Red; "follows commands, pulse present, breathes 18" → Yellow; "no breathing after airway opened" → Black [MED-08-V11] [MED-08-V13] [MED-08-V15] [MED-08-V16]
Correct orderPut the bleeding control steps in order" - Direct pressure → Haemostatic dressing and packing → Tourniquet if limb bleeding continues → Record the time [MED-08-V20] [MED-08-V21] [MED-08-V22]
True or falseYou loosen a tourniquet every few minutes to let blood flow." - False ✔ [MED-08-V22]
Open-endedA heavy patient with a broken ankle on the first floor of a flat with narrow stairs. Talk through your avoid, assess, reduce plan.
Pick answerSuspected heat stroke at a race. The rule?" - Cool first, transfer second ✔ · Transfer first, cool in hospital · Rest in the shade only [MED-08-V31]
ScalesI feel confident to (1) triage at a mass casualty incident, (2) apply a tourniquet, (3) plan a difficult lift
ClosingClosing - {{SURVEY_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{EDUCATOR_CONTACT}}, {{PRACTICAL_SKILLS_SESSION}}, {{WELLBEING_SUPPORT}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you to triage casualties at a mass casualty incident? 1-5 scale
  6. Since the course, have you used any of these at work? multiple choice
  7. Debrief: after a hard incident, what support helped you most, or what was missing? open_ended
  8. After a difficult or major incident, my team gets a proper debrief and wellbeing support. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find our service's triage tool, tourniquet protocol and naloxone protocol? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

18 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Your service's scene safety and road safety procedure{{SCENE_SAFETY_PROCEDURE}}
  • The first-report format your control room expects{{SCENE_REPORT_FORMAT}}
  • The primary survey model your service teaches{{PRIMARY_SURVEY_MODEL}}
  • The mass casualty triage tool your service uses, if not START{{TRIAGE_TOOL}}
  • How the tourniquet time is recorded{{TOURNIQUET_TIME_RECORDING}}
  • Who may apply, check and release tourniquets in your service{{TOURNIQUET_PROTOCOL}}
Show all 18 fields
  • The manual handling law or standard that applies where you work{{LOCAL_MANUAL_HANDLING_LAW}}
  • Moving equipment carried on your vehicles or at your events{{MOVING_EQUIPMENT_LIST}}
  • How to request extra crew or specialist lifting help{{LIFTING_ASSISTANCE_ROUTE}}
  • Your spinal motion restriction protocol{{SPINAL_PROTOCOL}}
  • Naloxone product, route, dose, repeat timing and who may give it{{NALOXONE_PROTOCOL}}
  • Where and when to book the supervised practical session{{PRACTICAL_SKILLS_SESSION}}
  • Staff wellbeing and debrief support after major incidents{{WELLBEING_SUPPORT}}
  • Where completion is recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Post-course feedback survey link{{SURVEY_URL}}
  • Live companion session link{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}
  • Self-paced course link{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Clinical educator contact{{EDUCATOR_CONTACT}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run prehospital triage, haemorrhage control and safe patient moving training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At induction + annual update, or as your service's training plan sets (organisation policy).

Who needs this training?

EMTs, paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulance and patient-transport crews, event medics and first responders.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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