This course is intended for anyone supporting people who may be at significant risk of self-harming or suicide by means of a ligature.
Learners will be able to understand their responsibilities as responders to strangulation or ligature injuries, identify injury patterns from ligatures, follow first aid procedures for first responders and preserve the scene for forensic examination, as well as safely storing a ligature knife.
Learners will also be required to complete a practical competency assessment in order to complete the course where they will demonstrate they can confidently and safely use a ligature knife in a simulated intervention.
Duration: 3-4 Hours
Maximum Capacity: 8-20
Session Format: Classroom Based Learning
Learning Outcomes
Discover the range of skills and learning outcomes you can expect to learn during our course.
Learners will be aware of their responsibilities as a responder to a person suffering a strangulation/ligature injury.
Identify different pattern of injuries to be expected from a suspended or unsuspected ligature.
Be aware of the first aid procedures for first responders arriving on scene.
Explain how to preserve a scene for the purpose of forensic examination/evidence gathering.
Be able to describe how to safely store a ligature knife and ensure it is accessible when needed.
Practical demonstration of safe use of Ligature knife by trainer.
Each learner will be able to competently carry out a simulated intervention, demonstrating they can confidently and safely use a ligature knife.
The Safe Use of Ligature Knife Training is designed for those who support people who are at high risk of attempting suicide or self harm such as those within the healthcare, mental health services, law enforcement and those in emergency response teams. Our ligature knife training course is also ideal for those working in environments where there is a duty of care to vulnerable individuals.
The most common method type of deaths by suicide is hanging, suffocation and strangulation therefore it’s important that those who work within these areas have ligature awareness and ligature knife training so they can respond to incidents professionally and effectively to save lives.
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