Stop the Bleed will provide
participants with an opportunity to become trained, equipped, and empowered to
help in a bleeding emergency before medical personnel arrive. A person
who is bleeding can bleed out within three minutes, therefore it is important to
quickly stop the blood loss. Those nearest to someone with life threatening
injuries are best positioned to respond and save a life until a medical team
can reach the injured individual.
During this one hour workshop
participants will learn how to apply a tourniquet, apply a chest seal, and pack
a wound with gauze. All simple but life saving techniques that will maintain
life until professional help arrives. For participants meeting criteria for becoming a Stop the Bleed Trainer, a trainer of trainers portion will also be offered during the session after the initial instruction is completed.