Every day you turn on the news and see another active shooting has occurred with loss of life. There has never been a greater need for a book such as this in the world where violence is the new norm. The goal of this manual is to educate layperson citizens on steps to take to survive an active shooting or terrorist attack and then how to rapidly aid the wounded once the shooting stops. In this book you will learn guidelines for: 1. Action steps you can take to survive an active shooting or terrorist attack. 2. Know the deadliest type of bleeding and how to stop it using both basic and advanced bleeding control techniques and basic equipment. 3. Learn how to do a basic rapid trauma assessment (RTA) to find life threatening bleeding and injuries. 4. Know what an active shooter kit is and how, when and why to use it to save your own life or the life of a friend, co-worker or family member when shot or stabbed. 5. Know how and when to use a tourniquet to stop life threatening bleeding. 6. Learn why the police are not there initially to help you, but to take out the shooter and why once you read this book you may well be the only one with the knowledge to save lives. This book is written by Laura J. Kendall who has 35 years of emergency medical service experience with nearly 30 spent as a full time paramedic. She is also a retired NJ state certified police instructor who taught hundreds of officers during 11 years of service. Laura created the courses OSRT: Officer Shot Response Training and ASRT: Active Shooter Response Training because of the great need to know what to do in the event of a shooting, stabbing. She expertly guides you through this valuable information that may one day save your life or the life of someone you care about. Get this book today and arm yourself with knowledge to help yourself, co-workers, family members and friends survive an active shooting, stabbing or terrorist attack.