Until Help Arrives Training (Hands-On)

Until Help Arrives (UHA) is a free, 2 hour training that prepares you to be able to jump in as an active bystander in an emergency and support the wounded until professional first responders arrive.

The training is an interactive hands-on practice of the following essential lifesaving skills.

• Situational Awareness: Stay alert, identify threats, stay safe.
• Identifying Life Threats: Know what to look for and act fast.
• Bleed Control: Techniques like tourniquet use and wound care.
• Injury Management: Proper ways to move and position the injured.
• Psychological Support: Comforting the wounded in distress.
• Efficient 9-1-1 Communication: Ensure the right info gets through, fast.

This training was developed by the Arlington County Fire Department. Trainings are coordinated by the Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management and taught by volunteers from the Arlington Community Emergency Response Team.

This training is open to anyone who lives, works, goes to school or church, or spends a lot of time in Arlington County, Virginia.

Participants should bring a notebook and a writing utensil. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes that allow you to practice carying and moving dummies as well as putting on tourniquets on one another.

Arlington County Government provides accommodations, e.g., sign language interpreters, Computer Aided Real-time Transcription (CART), audio amplification systems and alternate format materials for qualified individuals with disabilities as described in the Americans with Disabilities Act.

To arrange for an accommodation, please email [email protected] or call 703-228-7935 or 703-228-4611 TTY. Please provide as much advance notice as possible. Requests for sign language interpreters must be made at least five (5) full business days in advance.

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