Vancouver – The Vancouver firefighters union, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 452, will host a two-hour course Saturday on how to treat bleeding injuries.
The course, as part of the national Stop the Bleed campaign, trains participants in first aid techniques based on real-world knowledge gained from 20 years of military data on battlefield injuries involving serious bleeding.
The initiative was developed in 2015, in part through the White House, Department of Homeland Security, American College of Surgeons and other groups, with the goal of teaching life-saving first aid to everyday people.
The union said the techniques taught are the same used by the military, SWAT units and emergency responders. Instructors will include local firefighters, hospital staff, veterans and police officers.