First Aid for Gunshot Wounds
The skill most armed citizens skip — and shouldn't.
Course details
- Format
- Online, self-paced
- Provider
- U.S. LawShield
- Best for
- Everyone who carries, every range regular, and every parent.
- Counts toward a permit?
- No — this is education
Pricing is shown on the U.S. LawShield course page. We don't publish prices we haven't verified.
Why this course
What it's actually about.
People who carry a firearm are statistically more likely to need trauma care skills than to fire in self-defense. Car wrecks, workplace accidents and range incidents all produce bleeding that kills in minutes.
This course covers the interventions that actually matter before paramedics arrive.
What it covers
- Recognizing life-threatening bleeding
- Direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquet use
- Chest wounds and what makes them different
- Building a trauma kit worth carrying
- Working the scene until EMS arrives
Part of these learning paths
I just got my permit — now what?
The license came through. These cover the parts a permit class doesn't have time for: holsters that don't defeat you, where carry is off-limits, and what to do at a traffic stop.
There are kids in the house
Storage and access deserve more thought than the firearm did. How to keep it genuinely out of reach while it's still available to you.
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ViewThis is education, not licensing. This course does not satisfy any state permit requirement and is not legally required to own or carry a firearm. For coursework that counts toward a concealed carry permit, see state permit training.
Educational information only. Not legal advice. Firearm laws change, and requirements vary by state, county and issuing authority. Verify current requirements with the issuing authority before you apply.
First Aid for Gunshot Wounds
The skill most armed citizens skip — and shouldn't.
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