Franciscan Health to host Stop the Bleed classes on August 13 and October 9 in Greenwood

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Franciscan Health will be hosting a Stop the Bleed class on Tuesday, August 13 and another on Wednesday, October 9. Both classes are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Franciscan Health Education Center in Greenwood.

Stop the Bleed teaches the skills needed to provide immediate bleeding control principles and aid until first responders arrive. The class is a combination of lecture and hands-on training meant to empower, train and equip the non-medical bystander in the critical first minutes after a trauma injury that causes bleeding until first responders can arrive.

Each participant receives professional training on blood loss techniques, a lecture by an expert in the field and information on how to obtain a bleeding control kit.

Participants completing the hands-on skills validation will receive a certificate of completion.

Register online for the Tuesday, August 13 Stop the Bleed class.

Register online for the Wednesday, October 9 Stop the Bleed class.

The Franciscan Health Education Center is located at 421 N. Emerson Ave., in Greenwood.