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Guelph General Hospital is going to be offering a different type of first aid training.
The “Stop the Bleed” program will involve members of the hospital’s trauma program to offer the public life-saving techniques that will help stop or slow massive bleeding.
It began last week when 65 students from the John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute participated in the program.
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In a news release, the hospital says emergency services often respond to the scene within eight minutes. And victims can experience life-threatening effects from uncontrolled bleeding within five to 10 minutes.
“Traumatic injury can happen anywhere, causing life-threatening bleeding,” said Andrea de Jong, the hospital’s Director of Emergency Services and Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
“The aim of this program is to provide the training needed to move people from being a witness to being a direct responder. There is no time to spare when a serious accident or disaster occurs.”
This program is part of the hospital’s Level III trauma center designation. It will be available to the public until the end of this year.
People can sign up for the program by going to the Guelph General Hospital website.
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