Lawrence + Memorial Hospital offers free STOP THE BLEED® Essential Aids Skills class

New London, CT (Oct. 18, 2022) – Lawrence + Memorial Hospital is sponsoring free STOP THE BLEED® training sessions. STOP THE BLEED® can save a life in any situation involving serious bleeding. Whether at home or out in public, knowing how to control bleeding can make a life-or-death difference when the need arises.

The sessions will be held at L+M, 365 Montauk Avenue, New London on the following dates:

• Weds., Oct. 26, 5 - 6pm
• Tues., Dec. 6, 5 - 6 pm
• Weds., Jan. 18, 2023, 5 - 6pm

To register, please contact Jessica Mancarella, Trauma program manager, at 860-271-4812 or [email protected].

Uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death, after injury, in the world. STOP THE BLEED® is a quick and effective training program that can make a life-or-death difference when someone is severely bleeding. By using direct pressure, packing a wound, or applying a tourniquet, anyone can be ready to act when a bleeding emergency occurs.

A STOP THE BLEED® course is for anyone interested in learning this lifesaving skill. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) STOP THE BLEED® campaign has trained over 1 million people including students, teachers, and community groups. ACS is committed to training anyone who is old enough to understand what the course teaches and is interested in learning how to STOP THE BLEED® and save a life.

STOP THE BLEED® was launched in October of 2015 by the White House, with a call to action to begin training more people to become immediate responders until professional help arrives. The American College of Surgeons’ STOP THE BLEED® program is operated under a licensing agreement granted by the Department of Defense. More information is available at: https://www.stopthebleed.org/.

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit, 280-bed general and acute care hospital providing patient care to medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric and obstetrical patients in southeastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island since 1912. Lawrence + Memorial offers cardiac acute, step-down and rehabilitation programs and is the only eastern Connecticut hospital that performs emergency and elective angioplasty. www.lmhospital.org