American Red Cross Skill Boost: Life-Threatening Bleeding and Tourniquet Application — Aurora, IL | Saturday, February 14, 2026
Skill Booster Class in Life-Threatening Bleeding and Tourniquet Application.
Note From DobroSKILLS
This course is an add on course to the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provders class taking place with this one.
You can enroll this this course without enrolling in the main course, but participants must be certified in First Aid and/or CPR equivalent American Red Cross course to take this skill boost.
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Is This Class Right For You?
Skill boosts are designed to meet participants' unique needs or desires. Participants must be certified in First Aid and/or CPR or enrolled in an equivalent Red Cross course to take this skill boosts.
This class is an American Red Cross Class.
Always check with your employer for certification requirements.
Class Details
Certification: Life-Threatening Bleeding and Tourniquet Application
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026
Start Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Aurora Regional Fire Museum
53 North Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505, USA
Cost: $20.00
In-Person Length: 1.25 Hours
Taking lifesaving care to the next level with this optional skill boost designed to meet your unique needs or desires. Skill boosts can be taught as stand-alone modules to participants that are already Red Cross certified or they can be added to a First Aid/CPR/AED course.
After completing this lesson, participants will be able to:
Recognize life-threatening bleeding.
Understand the use of direct pressure and a tourniquet to control bleeding.
Understand the function of hemostatic dressings for controlling life-threatening bleeding.• Demonstrate how to control life-threatening bleeding using direct pressure.
Demonstrate how to control life-threatening bleeding using a tourniquet.
Demonstrate how to control life-threatening bleeding using wound packing..
Participants must be certified in First Aid and/or CPR or enrolled in an equivalent Red Cross course to take this skill boost.
Participatns who complete the requiments of this course will receive an American Red Cross certifcation in Life-Threatening Bleeding and Tourniquet Application.
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Directions to Training Location
Aurora Regional Fire Museum in Aurora, IL
DobroSKILLS CPR offers American Red Cross–aligned CPR, First Aid, and BLS classes at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, located in Aurora, Illinois’ historic original Central Fire Station in Downtown Aurora.
The museum is a community-focused space offering public history exhibits, educational programs, and group tours. DobroSKILLS CPR uses the museum’s second-floor meeting space to host public CPR and BLS classes open to the community in a comfortable, professional learning environment.
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is centrally located in Downtown Aurora, approximately 3.7 miles south of Interstate 88 (Chicago–Kansas City Expressway). Free public parking is available on the east side of the building, making it easy for students traveling from Aurora, Naperville, North Aurora, Montgomery, and surrounding Fox Valley communities.