FREE Emergency First Aid / Enhanced Stop The Bleed in Ashburn, VA

Name: FREE Emergency First Aid / Enhanced Stop The Bleed in Ashburn, VA
Start: 2024-06-30T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-30T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Ashburn Library

Schedule

Sun Jun 30 2024 at 12:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Ashburn Library | Ashburn, VA

This is an Emergency First Aid class that is based around the national Stop the Bleed (StB) program and is designed for non-medical professionals to provide assistance in times of crisis.
The first section will cover evaluating a casualty and is about 1.5 hours.
There will be a short break between the two sections.
The Stop the Bleed portion is approximately 2 hours with lecture and hands-on skills for stopping life-threatening bleeding.
Participants will be able to practice applying direct pressure, wound packing, and tourniquet application.
You will earn a Stop the Bleed certificate.