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Until Help Arrives Training
In this free training, you will learn to save lives in emergencies while waiting for first responders. Be the help, until help arrives.
Location
Arlington Mill Community Center
909 South Dinwiddie Street Arlington, VA 22204About this event
- 3 hours 30 minutes
Until Help Arrives (UHA) is a free, 3.5 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 course, mixing lecture and 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.
What to Bring
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.
Accessibility Statement
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 OEM@arlingtonva.us 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.
Questions?
Review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section below. If you have a question not answered in the FAQ, reach out us by clicking on Contact at the bottom of this page under the Organized by section.
Frequently asked questions
Arlington Mill Community Center has a parking garage that offers 4 hours of free parking. Several ART and Metro buses stop in front of the Center. See directions & more at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/Parks-Recreation/Locations/Indoor-Facilities/Arlington-Mill-Community-Center
Yes. Feel free to bring energy bars, small hand-held snacks and water. We will have breaks throughout the course so you will have time to eat and drink between instruction and practice. Please make sure to wash your hands before you use the training supplies so they remain clean for others.
Yes, there will be a few 5-to-10 minute breaks throughout the course.
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No, there is no age minimum required to take this class. However, parents and guardians of teens wanting to take this course should note that this course covers sensitive topics, including death, major bodily injury, blood, and will contain graphic images of injured persons for educational purposes.
No. We do not grant CEUs or certifications upon completion of this training. This training is meant to improve community preparedness in our community through teaching how to save lives during emergencies until first responders arrive.
We will offer a shorter version of this course, which only focuses on hands-on practice in July and November. You can also watch our lecture online and short videos demonstrating skills on our website. Learn more at: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/PSCEM/Emergency-Preparedness/UHA
Yes. The event will take place at Arlington Mill Community Center. All entrances of the Center are wheelchair accessible, and the Center has accessible restrooms. There are elevators to take you to the training room.
No. Instead, send them this event page so they can register for this event. Our training room only accommodates up to 30 students and we will only have enough instructors to accommodate 30 students. Everyone attending this event needs to register.
Yes. This course is open to all people of differing abilities. There will be portions of the hand-on practice where you will have the opportunity to carry, drag, and lift dummies. You are welcome to observe others as they practice these skills or partake as much as you are comfortable doing.
Yes, we will offer this class again on September 19, 2024 and will open registrations 6 weeks before the class. Visit our website for more info: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/PSCEM/Emergency-Preparedness/UHA
Organized by
Department of Public Safety Communications & Emergency Management