Steps to become a Stop the Bleed district instructor

1. Be a MD, DO, RN, CRNA, NP, PA, DDS, DMD, DVM, PharmD, Pharmacist, LVN, LPN, RD, RT, PT, OT, DCM, DPM Paramedic, EMT, EMR/First Responder, Sworn Law Enforcement Officer, Ski Patrol, Athletic Trainer, TCCC-MP Instructor (both actively practicing and retired Instructors are eligible to be instructors), and TECC Instructor.
2. Attend a Stop the Bleed face-to-face training at Region 14 or with local first responders at a district in-service training.
3. Go to https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/instructors-contact and register to become an instructor.
4. Purchase a training kit Instructors kit or check with Big Country Regional Advisory Council

Stop the Bleed Kits

Several companies offer Stop the Bleed Kits. Here are a few sources (This is not an endorsement by Region 14):

• www.bondtree.com - Curaplex Stop the Bleed Advance Kit- $142.99
• www.bigcountrysupply.com - Bleeding Control Kit Single Victim Public Access Advanced +- $92.95
• email kbrenton@medline.com - Stop The Bleed Kit – Item # OTCSTB8TX - $69.00

Make sure your kits have everything required in the law.

(1) tourniquets approved for use in battlefield trauma care by the armed forces of the United States;

(2) chest seals;

(3) compression bandages;

(4) bleeding control bandages; usually has a Hemostatic Agent such as Carplex, Celox, QuickClot ...

(5) space emergency blankets;

(6) latex-free gloves;

(7) markers;

(8) scissors; and

(9) instructional documents developed by the American College of Surgeons or the United States Department of Homeland Security detailing methods to prevent blood loss following a traumatic event.

• $1000 Instructors kit one per Co-Op district- 20 were ordered so these are a first requested first received bases