Cooper University Health Care Department of Trauma<\/a> is offering free “Stop the Bleed” training as part of a national initiative aimed at putting knowledge gained by first responders and the military into the hands of the public to help save lives during times of disaster.<\/p>\n\u201cDeath from the bleeding of a major artery can occur within minutes, even before first responders can respond,\u201d said\u00a0Brian Collins, CEM, EMT-P,\u00a0EMS Outreach Coordinator at Cooper University Health Care.<\/p>\n
The Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) program is a two-hour course that teaches non-clinical laypersons how to apply tourniquets, pack a wound, and open a victim\u2019s airway.\u00a0Attendees can expect to learn how to manage life-threatening bleeding in themselves or another person, whether they are home or at an accident scene. Life-threatening bleeding can occur anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n
Classes take place every other Wednesday, beginning Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 South Broadway in Camden.<\/p>\n
\u201cBleeding to death is preventable,\u201d said Collins. \u201cWith B-Con training, countless lives will have a fighting chance at survival. Just as we save lives through CPR, we can save more lives by controlling severe bleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
All Cooper employees are encouraged to register, as well as community members, schools, businesses, and civic organizations in the area.<\/p>\n
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