{"id":80509,"date":"2018-02-20T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=80509"},"modified":"2018-02-23T06:39:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:39:44","slug":"avh-teaching-residents-how-to-stop-the-bleed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/02\/20\/avh-teaching-residents-how-to-stop-the-bleed\/","title":{"rendered":"AVH teaching residents how to &#8220;Stop the Bleed&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_80514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80514\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-80514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AVH-Stop-the-Bleed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AVH-Stop-the-Bleed.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AVH-Stop-the-Bleed-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Stop the Bleed&#8221; training is offered monthly on the hospital campus. [Image courtesy: Antelope Valley Hospital]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LANCASTER &#8211; The trauma team at Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) is teaching community members how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and administer appropriate medical treatment until first responders arrive. <em>\u00a0\u201cStop the Bleed\u201d<\/em> is a national campaign launched in response to mass-casualty events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The free, 90-minute course teaches participants how to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognize life-threatening bleeding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply direct pressure to a bleeding wound. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Properly use a tourniquet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pack a wound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a \u201cStop the Bleed\u201d kit for the car, home or workplace.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want to empower bystanders to help in a bleeding emergency, which can happen anywhere at any time,\u201d stated AVH&#8217;s trauma clinical coordinator Jeremiah John. \u201cEffectively controlling bleeding immediately after a serious injury may mean the difference between life and death.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cStop the Bleed\u201d<\/em> was developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma to teach the civilian population to provide vital initial response to stop uncontrolled bleeding in an emergency situation. A victim who is bleeding from an artery can die in as little as three minutes, and serious bleeding from an extremity is the most frequent cause of preventable death from an injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The next scheduled <em>\u201cStop the Bleed\u201d<\/em> class will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 27,<\/strong> at the Antelope Valley Hospital Community Resource Center, located at 44151 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Street West in Lancaster. Registration is available through the hospital\u2019s Facebook page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The training is offered monthly on the hospital campus. Businesses, churches, schools and other groups also can arrange to have the class taught at their location with a minimum of eight participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a calendar of upcoming dates, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avhospital.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avhospital.org<\/a>. To schedule a customized class within the community, contact Jeremiah Johns at 661-949-5677 or email\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:jeremiah.johns@avhospital.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jeremiah.johns@avhospital.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><em>[Information via news release from Antelope Valley Hospital.]<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; The trauma team at Antelope Valley Hospital (AVH) is teaching community members how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and administer appropriate medical treatment until first responders arrive. \u00a0\u201cStop the Bleed\u201d is a national campaign launched in response to mass-casualty events. The free, 90-minute course teaches participants how to: Recognize life-threatening bleeding. 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