PMCI - February 2017

Our Direct Action Response Training (D.A.R.T.) Course is two days
in length. We take students through some history of trauma
medicine as it relates to the current day world, the physiology
and psychology of stress and how it affects the body (for both
victims and rescuers!), basic medical anatomy and physiology,
the assessment of a trauma victim and a multitude of specific
injuries, their treatments, and then hands-on skills to tie
everything all that knowledge together.
Our students are taught through lectures, Powerpoint
presentations, videos and hands-on sessions where they apply
the knowledge they’ve learnt using the actual medical kit
components.
PMCI: Do you offer training in specialised equipment?
At the basic level trauma medicine really requires no specialised
equipment; however, we do introduce students to the “tools of
the trade”. Tourniquets, occlusive chest seals, nasopharyngeal
airways (a small rubber tube inserted into the nose), a variety of
bandages as well as hemostatic (blood clotting) are all covered
in detail.
PMCI: Do you have all the equipment available as part of
your courses?
Absolutely! We of course show the students what comes in
the majority of our own dark Angel Medical kits (students have
the option to add a kit to any course they take with us) and
they get plenty of time to become familiar and train with the
individual components.
PMCI: Where do you see Dark Angel Medical evolving in
the future?
I personally see Dark Angel Medical expanding further into
the “outdoor” market even further! The reality is that no matter
what people do, for business or recreation, there is the potential
for life-threatening trauma to happen and we want people to
know what to do if and when that time comes; we use the
slogan, “Be a By-doer not a Bystander!”
PMCI: If someone reading this article likes the sound of
what you offer, what should be their next step?
Please visit our website, browse the kits we create and have
to offer and watch the videos highlighting exactly what we do.
You can also sign up for a course there and/or use the “CONTACT”
link if you have any further questions!
WEBSITE: WWW.DARKANGELMEDICAL.COM
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/DARKANGELMEDICAL
INSTAGRAM: @DARKANGELMEDICAL
EMAIL: INFO@DARKANGELMEDICAL.COM
OFFICE NUMBER: +1 (720) 836-7150 (U.S. MOUNTAIN TIME)
PMCI: Many thanks indeed for your time Ross, and it
was our absolute pleasure to meet you in person. We look
forward to working with Dark Angel Medical again in the
future, and to attending one of your courses ourselves.
TRAINING: DARK ANGEL
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