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New Lenox Holds Bleeding Control Training
Participants will practice with tourniquets, apply direct pressure to simulated wounds and learn how to pack wounds with gauze.
NEW LENOX, IL — The Village of New Lenox and its Safe Communities America Coalition is offering a free bleeding control class Thursday, Feb. 20. The class will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room (lower level) of the village hall, 1 Veterans Parkway.
According to the village, 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, the village said. 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 wounds with medical gauze.
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