Free STOP THE BLEED class set for Friday at Perry library
The 1-3 p.m. class is open to people 15 and older. No medical experience is required, but advance registration is required and walk-ins are not accepted.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A free STOP THE BLEED class Friday at the Perry branch of Houston County Public Libraries will teach people how to respond to life-threatening bleeding during an emergency.
The class will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the library, located at 1201 Washington St.
Instructor Kevin Beck says the classes are offered as a community service. Anyone 15 or older can register, and no medical experience is required.
Participants will learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and practice using direct pressure, wound packing, pressure dressings and tourniquets.
According to an American College of Surgeons overview of the course, the program combines instruction with hands-on practice using real equipment.
Each attendee will receive a certificate of completion that can be used for personal records, résumés or professional training requirements. Attendees will also be entered into monthly drawings for a bleeding control kit valued at $75.
Other public classes currently listed include:
- Saturday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Centerville branch, 206 Gunn Road
- Thursday, September 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Centerville branch
- Wednesday, September 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Nola Brantley Memorial Library, 721 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins
- Saturday, October 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Nola Brantley Memorial Library
Advance registration is required, and walk-ins are not accepted. Class availability may change.
