Next set of Stop the Bleed classes scheduled for March 11 and May 22

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Franciscan Health will be hosting Stop the Bleed classes throughout the year at the Franciscan Health Education Center in Greenwood. Each scheduled class will run from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Instructors use training materials specially developed to teach bleeding control techniques. Along with instructing, they will be available to check movements as learners practice three different bleeding control actions.

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

The next pair of scheduled classes are on Tuesday, March 11, and Thursday, May 22.

Register here for the March 11 Stop the Bleed class.

Register here for the May 22 Stop the Bleed class.

The Franciscan Health Education Center is located at 421 North Emerson Avenue in Greenwood.

For more information on Stop the Bleed Classes, visit FranciscanHealth.org/Events.

INDIANAPOLIS – Franciscan Health Indianapolis will be hosting a monthly Lung Support Group at the Indianapolis hospital.

The meetings will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. at Franciscan Health Indianapolis in the Cardiac Testing Conference Room. The first meeting for the year will be on Thursday, March 20. Each session begins with a meet and greet from 1 to 1:30 p.m., with the presentation scheduled for 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The Lung Support Group provides support for people living with lung disease. Meetings include a guest speaker and focus on education and treatment information.

Those with lung disease and those who would like help breathing better are encouraged to attend.

A light meal will be provided and shuttle bus service is available. RSVP for meeting and transportation at least one week prior to the meeting.

The Lung Support Group will meet at Franciscan Health Indianapolis, located at 8111 South Emerson Avenue, Entrance 1 in the Cardiac Testing Conference Room.

For more information, call (317) 528-8901 or email Kay.Williams@FranciscanAlliance.org.

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