Active Violence Emergency Response Training

We’ve all heard countless news stories about active shooter situations throughout the U.S. Most incidents occur quickly, and sometimes there are warning signs that have been missed. the AVERT course trains your organization to look for warning signs, react fast in life-threatening situations and safely minimize the impact of an occurrence with emergency bleeding control basics.

With AVERT training, you’ll learn the important basics of life-saving techniques developed by a 30-year law enforcement veteran and a medical expert, empowering you and your team to feel confident to react in emergency situations.

After and AVERT training session, you and your team will be able to:

• Create an Emergency Action Plan
• Recognize warning signs of a potential aggressor
• Respond quickly in a violent or emergency situation
• Escape, evade or attack in the critical seconds during an event
• Apply critical bleeding control techniques to help save lives
• Gain the confidence needed to respond.

The AVERT program is delivered in a “blended” training format. This means students will first receive online training with videos featuring law enforcement and medical subject matter experts. The blended portion of the training lasts 30 minutes and prepares students for the next part of the training – the in-person instruction-led session.

In-person sessions last just under three hours and include hands-on training, realistic drills and education with encouraging tips and feedback. Class sizes are limited to 15 people or less per instructor to that all participants will leave the AVERT program with the confidence to respond with appropriate action if an active violence or life-threatening situation arises.

Unlike other training programs that focus solely on Run, Hide, Fight techniques, AVERT uses dynamic methods to teach you proactive awareness, how to react and protect yourself and others in a violent situation, and how to respond to severe injuries that are often a result of these occurrences.

AVERT certification is valid for two years. We recommend training staff every two years or as often as needed and maintaining a workplace violence program as required by OSHA. Clear policies and procedures should be reviewed and updated annually.

We certainly hope you never have to put this training into action, but our goal is to empower you with knowledge and plan in case active violence or life-threatening emergencies happen.

Note: By signing up for an AVERT course you also get a FREE Stop the Bleed Class.

Situation and Personal Safety Classes are also available.