Consultancy Lead Trauma Training

Under-the-Skin Ballistics CPD Training

Advanced Ballistic Trauma Education for Healthcare, Police & Private Estates

Ward & Jones offers a unique, specialist Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training day designed to elevate understanding of ballistic trauma and its management. Built around UK-specific threat profiles and real-world clinical experience, this course is tailored for professionals who may encounter gunshot injuries in emergency, investigative, or high-responsibility environments.

Course Overview

This immersive programme provides a structured blend of expert teaching and practical demonstration. Participants gain a comprehensive understanding of:

• The mechanisms of ballistic injury and the internal patterns of damage

• How under-the-skin trauma correlates with external presentation

• Clinical implications for assessment, triage, and emergency management

• Best practice decision-making in time-critical situations

• Key considerations when coordinating with emergency medical services and law enforcement

The day is designed to give attendees meaningful, applicable knowledge—not firearms training, tactics, or weapons handling.

Practical Demonstrations & Dissection-Based Learning

A core element of the course includes controlled wounding demonstrations on post-mortem tissue substitutes, allowing participants to observe ballistic effects in a safe, ethical, and highly educational format.
This is followed by structured dissection-based learning, providing a rare opportunity to examine internal ballistic injury patterns first-hand and correlate these with clinical interpretation.

These sessions are strictly educational, medically oriented, and delivered within a regulated professional framework.

Who This Course Is For

Healthcare Professionals

• Emergency Medicine clinicians

• Surgical trainees and consultants

• Prehospital and critical care teams

• Forensic and pathology specialists

Participants gain enhanced confidence in recognising and managing ballistic trauma, improving patient outcomes in pressured environments.

Law Enforcement

• Firearms command

• Investigative officers

• Training departments

• Specialist operational units

The course supports improved investigative accuracy, injury interpretation, and interagency communication.

Private Estates & High-Net-Worth Clients

This training is also highly relevant for private estate owners, shoot managers, and high-net-worth clients who operate pheasant or mixed-game shoots, where accidental gunshot wounds—while uncommon—remain a realistic risk.

Participants in this sector benefit from:

• Understanding the types of injuries that may occur in a sporting setting

• Improved recognition of critical early signs in ballistic trauma

• Confidence in initiating appropriate emergency action

• Enhanced preparedness and responsible shoot management

This supports estates in maintaining safe, professional, and well-run shoots, ensuring staff and guests are covered by robust medical awareness and rapid-response knowledge.

Expert Faculty

Teaching is delivered by an experienced faculty of:

• Emergency Medicine consultants

• Surgeons with extensive ballistic and trauma backgrounds

• Subject-matter specialists with operational and clinical insight

Their combined experience provides attendees with high-quality, relevant, and immediately applicable learning based on real cases and current best evidence.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand wounding mechanics and ballistic tissue damage

• Recognise key injury patterns and their clinical implications

• Improve decision-making in the early management of ballistic trauma

• Communicate more effectively during critical incidents

• Gain CPD-accredited education guided by leaders in the field

Professional, Ethical & UK-Specific Training

Ward & Jones is committed to delivering responsible, medically focused, and ethically sound education.
All content is designed to improve safety, preparedness, and professional competence—never tactics or weapons use—and is aligned specifically with UK clinical and operational realities