Hands-on Stop the Bleed training on direct pressure, wound packing and tourniquet use, presented by Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital's Trauma program.
Jefferson Einstein is bringing a Stop the Bleed training session to the Greater Olney Library on Monday, October 19, at 1 PM. It's run by educators from Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital's trauma program, and it's designed to give you the basic skills to help someone who's bleeding severely before professional help arrives.
The session follows the Stop the Bleed protocol: it starts with a presentation and then moves into hands-on practice. You'll learn how to apply direct pressure, how to pack a wound, and how to use a tourniquet. The whole thing takes under an hour, so it's a relatively small time investment for a skill that can actually save a life.
The urgency is the whole point. It can take only three to five minutes for someone to bleed to death, while first responders may take seven to ten minutes to arrive. Bleeding-related trauma deaths account for 40% of trauma deaths worldwide, and the gap between those two numbers is exactly where this training fits in. If you're the one on the scene, knowing how to bridge that gap makes a difference.
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The workshop is aimed at adults and seniors, and it's part of the Free Library of Philadelphia's Community Impact Week—one of the more than 28,000 programs the library offers across all ages every year. Walk-ins are welcome and no registration is required, and you'll get a certificate when you finish. For more information, you can check out stopthebleed.org. The session is at the Greater Olney Library, 5501 North 5th Street (5th St. and Tabor Rd.), Philadelphia, PA 19120-2805, in the meeting room upstairs.
