Some Hamburg area high school students got a little appointment paper on Wednesday, March 19th. All it says is stop the bleed in room #2 at 1:15 pm. Students were confused when they received this paper and asked around to see which other students were going. When the time came, students lined up outside the door, and when they went to walk in, Mrs. Jackowski, the middle school nurse, was standing holding some papers. Everyone sat down, and she explained, “This class is to teach you what to do and how to respond to stop uncontrolled bleeding in emergency situations until first responders are able to take over care of injured person. You will learn about tourniquets applying pressure to wounds and how to assist someone with a bleeding wound.”
It is a good class for students to learn good life skills to save lives, and it helps with graduation requirements.
Damon Biondo is one of the students who attended Stop the Bleed. He has to say, “I quite enjoyed the Stop the Bleed program. It made me get out of my comfort zone and really prepared me for an emergency. I definitely recommend that every student take the class at least once so that they, too, can Stop the Bleed.”
Zach Spatz was another student who attended the Stop the Bleed program. “I thought it was a good thing to learn. I kind of wish they had other classes like CPR training, seizure training, and what to do if someone has a stroke. Those are some good things to know so you could possibly save a life.”
This is a beneficial class that every student should take. It is a good life lesson, and more than 4 million people worldwide have learned to stop the bleed.
For more information on this program, visit stopthebleed.org.
