FREE Bleeding Control Training “Stop the Bleed”
Name:
FREE Bleeding Control Training “Stop the Bleed”
Date:
October 17, 2023
Time:
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
FREE Bleeding Control Training
“Stop the Bleed”
The Village of New Lenox and its Safe Community Coalition is offering a FREE Bleeding Control (BCON) class on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. The class will be held from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Community Room (lower level) of the Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL.
Skills learned from completing “Stop the Bleed” training can make the difference between life and death when it comes to home injuries, work-related injuries, motor vehicle crashes or mass shootings. “Stop the Bleed” focuses on the immediate response to bleeding, recognition of life-threatening bleeding, and appropriate ways to stop bleeding. During the 90-minute session, participants will have an opportunity to practice with tourniquets, apply direct pressure to simulated wounds and learn how to pack (fill) wounds with medical gauze.
Registration is required and is being handled via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-bleeding-control-training-stop-the-bleed-tickets-711579201547?aff=oddtdtcreator
Additional questions regarding this training may be directed to Daniel Martin, Safe Community Coordinator, Village of New Lenox - dmartin@newlenox.net or (815) 462-6493. Additional information regarding “Stop the Bleed” can be found at https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/.
“Stop the Bleed”
The Village of New Lenox and its Safe Community Coalition is offering a FREE Bleeding Control (BCON) class on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. The class will be held from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Community Room (lower level) of the Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL.
Skills learned from completing “Stop the Bleed” training can make the difference between life and death when it comes to home injuries, work-related injuries, motor vehicle crashes or mass shootings. “Stop the Bleed” focuses on the immediate response to bleeding, recognition of life-threatening bleeding, and appropriate ways to stop bleeding. During the 90-minute session, participants will have an opportunity to practice with tourniquets, apply direct pressure to simulated wounds and learn how to pack (fill) wounds with medical gauze.
Registration is required and is being handled via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-bleeding-control-training-stop-the-bleed-tickets-711579201547?aff=oddtdtcreator
Additional questions regarding this training may be directed to Daniel Martin, Safe Community Coordinator, Village of New Lenox - dmartin@newlenox.net or (815) 462-6493. Additional information regarding “Stop the Bleed” can be found at https://www.bleedingcontrol.org/.
