Critical Injury Responder Course (12 Hours)
The intensive Critical Injury Responder Course delivers advanced, pre-hospital trauma training designed specifically for corporate security teams, public venue staff, and high-risk operators across the UK. This specialist 12-hour qualification bridges the gap between standard workplace first aid and real-world emergency response, ensuring your team can confidently manage catastrophic bleeding, blast injuries, and severe trauma before emergency services arrive.
“This has been the best first aid medical related course I have ever been on.”
– Course Delegate Feedback
The Reality of Critical Incidents
Standard workplace first aid training was simply not designed for what you might face in a high-risk environment. Knife attacks, acid attacks, severe vehicle incidents, and blast injuries require immediate, specialist intervention.
When these incidents occur, the person nearest to the casualties is almost never a paramedic. Whether you are a security officer, an event medic, a corporate first responder, or a bystander, what you do in those first few minutes determines whether a casualty survives the “rescue vacuum” before emergency services arrive.
Course Overview
| Course Element | Specification |
|---|---|
| Duration | 12 guided learning hours (typically delivered over 2 consecutive days) |
| Timings | Generally arranged from 9:30am to 4:30pm |
| Format | Face-to-face, practically focused classroom delivery |
| Group Size | Minimum of 5 candidates required; strictly capped at a maximum of 12 |
| Certification | Issued by Chris Garland Training (A4 PDF format) |
| Venue Options | Our Knutsford training centre, or delivered on-site at your premises nationwide |
What You Will Learn
1. The Critical Injury Environment
- The Rescue Vacuum: Mastering the critical period immediately following an incident before emergency services arrive.
- Equipment Mastery: Full operational training on the contents of the Critical Injury First Aid Kit under BS 8599-1:2019+A1:2026 standards.
- Scene Safety: Maintaining personal and situational safety in unstable or active incident zones.
2. Catastrophic Haemorrhage Control
- Bleed Classification: Identifying and treating limb, junctional (groin, armpit, neck), and torso bleeds.
- Tourniquet Application: Correct selection, placement, timing, and documentation for CAT, SOFTT-W, and improvised tourniquets.
- Wound Packing & Haemostatics: The science and practical deployment of haemostatic dressings and safe wound-packing techniques.
- Layered Aggressive Treatment: Utilising pressure bandaging as part of a multi-tiered bleed control system.
3. Penetrating Wounds & Specialist Injuries
- Weapon Trauma: Assessing and managing knife, stabbing, and gunshot wounds.
- Chemical Attacks: Immediate, effective decontamination and treatment for acid and alkali exposure.
- Blast & Facial Trauma: Managing primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary blast injury patterns, alongside severe eye and facial trauma.
4. Managing Multiple Casualties
- Field Triage: Applying strict prioritisation principles under extreme pressure when resources are limited.
- Incident Communication: Delivering clear, actionable details to emergency services during an active crisis.
- Safety Frameworks: Integrating the ACT protocol and the STAY SAFE framework into your response layout.
Who Should Attend?
This training is specifically tailored for:
- Security personnel and Close Protection Officers (CPOs).
- Event safety, stadium stewarding, and mobile medical teams.
- Armed forces personnel and veterans transitioning to civilian operations.
- Healthcare professionals operating in remote or pre-hospital settings.
- Corporate health and safety teams looking to meet modern Martyn’s Law recommendations.
Course Prerequisites & Requirements
- Age Limit: Candidates must be aged 18 or over.
- Physical Capability: This course involves intensive practical scenario work. Attendees must be physically capable of demonstrating first aid procedures on the floor as they would in a real-life environment.
- Prior Knowledge: No formal first aid qualifications are mandatory to attend, though a basic understanding of primary surveys is an advantage.
Delivery & Booking Options
- Scheduled Open Courses: These regular sessions run directly at our dedicated training centre in Knutsford, Cheshire. Read our full Course Joining Instructions here.
- Private On-Site Courses: If you have a team to train, we can deliver this course directly at your workplace anywhere in the UK. This is highly recommended for teams of 5 or more. To arrange a private booking, simply complete our Quote Request Form.
Note: For a shorter, half-day introductory class focused purely on bleed control, please view our Catastrophic Bleed Management Course.
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