‘Stop the Bleed’ courses teach citizens the life-saving steps of bleeding control

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Stop the bleed
Stop the bleed

 

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

 

WHAT:            

On National Stop the Bleed Day, March 31, trauma and emergency medical services teams from OHSU, Legacy and Portland Fire & Rescue will teach a medical response that bystanders can use to save lives in the critical first minutes after an injury that causes bleeding.

The free course will include hands-on training in tourniquet application, applying direct pressure and packing an injury using hemostatic gauze.

Instructors will include:

*** News media: Instructors are available for interviews from noon to 1 p.m. ***

Pre-registration is available.

WHEN:           

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis at the following times:   

WHERE:          

Portland Fire Station 1, Skidmore Conference Room

55 S.W. Ash Street, Portland, OR 97204    

DETAILS:         

Course participants will be taught the same life-saving bleeding control techniques used by military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stop the Bleed is a national campaign developed by the American College of Surgeons in partnership with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.

 

 


Franny White
Senior Media Relations Specialist
OHSU
503-494-8231
Vicki Guinn
Legacy Emanuel
503-413-2939