Columbus Stop the Bleed Training
A person can die from severe blood loss in less than 5 minutes. Would you know what to do if faced with a life-threatening bleeding emergency? Learn bleeding control skills with First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST), a national STOP THE BLEED® course from the American Red Cross. The course and digital materials will be offered at no charge to high school students under the age of 19! STOP THE BLEED is offered only in a group format, you can’t register individually for this course. This program can be delivered in a fully in person format or a blended learning format (a blended learning course means your students will do some coursework online at their own pace. Then they will participate in a group skill session in person with an instructor).
Blended Learning Class: About 90 minutes online followed by a 45 minute in person skill session
Fully in Person Class: About 2 hours and 15 minutes
You can save a life: Preparing for bleeding emergencies; recognizing that a bleeding emergency exists; emergency action steps; deciding to act in an emergency.
Safety in emergency situations: Keeping yourself safe in an emergency; helping others to safety; violent situations.
Communicating in emergency situations: Communication basics; communicating with others at the scene; communicating with the emergency dispatcher.
Caring for a person with life-threatening bleeding: Using pressure to stop bleeding; applying direct pressure; using a tourniquet; after the bleeding stops.
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