Stop the Bleed Training
About this Event
Join Chicago Ridge Emergency Management in Stop the Bleed training
Did you know it takes 3-5 minutes for the human body to suffer life-threatening blood loss? The average EMS response time is 7-10 minutes. Traumatic injury and blood loss accounts for 40% of deaths in the US.
Stop the Bleed training is a public education program that teaches everyday people how to recognize severe bleeding and take fast action to save a life before professional medical help arrives. It focuses on three core skills: applying direct pressure, packing a deep wound, and using a tourniquet.
What the Training Covers
Direct Pressure: Using hands and clean cloth or gauze to press hard on a bleeding wound to slow or stop blood loss.
Wound Packing: Filling deep cuts or holes in the arm or leg with gauze before applying pressure.
Tourniquet Application: Placing a tight strap around an arm or leg above the bleeding site to cut off heavy blood flow.
Free tourniquet will be provided upon completion of the class
Where is it happening?
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