Stop The Bleed Recertification for SSOs/SSGs
Sun, Feb 12
|MAGEN Chicago Office
Semi-annual Stop The Bleed recertification for SSO's and SSG's
Time & Location
Feb 12, 2023, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MAGEN Chicago Office, 8707 Skokie Blvd. Lower Level 20 Skokie, IL 60077
Guests
About the Event
Utilizing evidence-based, combat-proven treatment modalities, this class will give students both a cognitive understanding and hands-on competence with the primary lifesaving interventions that are available to tactical medical providers. In addition, valuable concepts such as emergency communication and provider safety will also be covered.
This class qualifies as our semi-annual Stop The Bleed recertification.
Instructor: Brian Bardsley
Bio:
I have a multifaceted background, including experience in emergency medical services, law enforcement, and the military. I began my career in the United States Marine Corps from 1988 – 1994 including deployments in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope. I served as a Medical Specialist in the United States Army Reserves from 1996 to 1999 and has been a Paramedic since January 1999. I have worked as a single role Paramedic, Firefighter/Paramedic, HazMat Technician, Arson Investigator, and Lieutenant with several municipal fire departments, including the Stone Park Fire Department. I served for a year as a single-role paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department. In 2006-2007, I completed a year tour in Iraq with the Illinois Army National Guard where I served as a medic with a rifle company in Baghdad and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal and Combat Medical Badge. I have been with the Chicago Police Department since September 2004. I started as a patrolman in District 015, and upon my return from Iraq was moved to the Education and Training Division, where I worked as an Anti-Terrorism instructor as well as a marksmanship and tactics instructor. I am currently attached to the SWAT Team as the Team Leader of both the Medical Team and Weapons of Mass Destruction Team. I am an experienced instructor. In addition to my experience with the Chicago Police Department, and was affiliate faculty at the Loyola University Medical Center Program for Prehospital Medicine, where I taught in the classroom and served as a Field Internship Preceptor. I have given numerous invited presentations on Tactical Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Materials, Tactical HazMat, and disaster preparedness.