MALVERN, Ark. – A community education course this month through Baptist Health-Hot Spring County and the American College of Surgeons aims to give residents potentially life-saving tools to address severe blood loss in an injured patient.
The “Stop the Bleed” course, free to the public, will be Friday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to noon at Baptist Health-Hot Spring County, 1001 Schneider Drive in Malvern. Space is limited.
To sign up, contact Baptist Health Trauma Coordinator Diana Gray at (501) 529-1805 or diana.gray@baptist-health.org.
“Stop the Bleed” is a nationwide campaign aimed at making communities more resilient by preparing residents to save lives if their neighbors are severely bleeding. Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as five minutes, making bleeding control critical in such instances, according to the American College of Surgeons, which leads the national program.
Through the “Stop the Bleed” course, participants are able to recognize life-threatening bleeding and intervene effectively.
For more information about Baptist Health-Hot Spring County and the services it provides to residents of Hot Spring County and surrounding areas, visit baptist-health.com or call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888-BAPTIST.
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