Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 10:00am
Learning to Stop the Bleed is a lifesaving skill. The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. With three quick actions, you can be trained and empowered to save a life.
What stops bleeding? In this course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out:
- How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound
- How to pack a wound to control bleeding
- How to correctly apply a tourniquet
These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.
Cherie Monahan, Public Health Nurse for the Town of Andover, will teach this course.