In Loudon County, Tenn., Priority Ambulance Trains More Than 110 Residents to Stop the Bleed

Last week, Priority Ambulance and Fort Loudoun Medical Center observed the national Stop the Bleed initiative with training events and donations that targeted Loudon County schools and the general public. In total, more than 110 Loudon County community members were trained in lifesaving bleeding control techniques, including 40 teachers who serve as a medical first response team at each high school. Priority Ambulance and Fort Loudoun also donated bleeding control kits, which include gauze, gloves, tourniquet and trauma shears, to each public and private elementary, middle and high school in Loudon County. The kits will be located in the AED boxes at each school, which are already maintained by Priority Ambulance and marked with clear signage. “We’re members of this community, and it’s our children that attend these schools,” Priority Ambulance EMS Director Travis Estes. “We are personally committed to making sure that our teachers and students are prepared for any type of emergency. The bleeding control training will be added to our already extensive lifesaving medical training program in the schools.” Priority Ambulance and Fort Loudoun Medical Center instructors also held a free Stop the Bleed training classes for the public on National Stop the Bleed Day, Saturday, March 31, at The Venue in Lenoir City. Instructors demonstrated basic techniques and use of household items to control bleeding. More than 70 citizens received bleeding control training and certific...
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