The Killingworth Ambulance Association will hold its first “Stop the Bleed” class of 2020 on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the KAA’s Route 81 headquarters. The course begins at 11 a.m., and is free and open to persons ages 12 years and older.
Those who attend are required to wear protective face masks.
“Stop the Bleed” is a nationwide awareness campaign that was launched in 2015 by the White House and Department of Homeland Security (https://www.stopthebleed.org/). It is designed to empower bystanders with the training to deal with traumatic events and emergency bleeding situations before emergency help arrives.
Its value was underscored last October at Vinal Tech in Middletown when a state trooper responding to an accident implemented a “Stop the Bleed” kit to treat what was called “a catastrophic injury” involving profuse bleeding.
Officials later said the trooper’s quick thinking may have saved the victim’s life.
The KAA first offered “Stop the Bleed” classes in July, 2017, making Killingworth the first Connecticut town to have its citizens certified. Since that time it has conducted 20 classes and had “Stop the Bleed” stations placed at the Killingworth Town Hall and Public Library.
For more information, contact the Killingworth Ambulance Association at (860) 663-2450.