Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital recently announced a new program called “Stop The Bleed, Save A Life,” an opportunity for Santa Clarita residents to receive free education that could potentially save lives.
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Beginning Nov. 15 from 5 – 6 p.m. at Henry Mayo Fitness and Health, community members can participate in “Stop the Bleed”, a course designed to give bystanders the tools to stop life-threatening bleeding in an emergency situation.
Chad Cossey, disaster response coordinator at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, explained the purpose and benefits of the nationwide initiative.
“Our goal is to teach everyone a few easy-to-follow steps to properly apply a tourniquet to a bleeding extremity,” said Cossey. “Many times, it’s a bystander who initially administers first aid in an emergency situation before medical responders arrive on the scene. Learning how to properly apply a tourniquet can save someone’s life.”
Following the training course, participants will be able to explain why tourniquets are beneficial in emergency situations and demonstrate the proper way to apply tourniquets to extremities.
This free community education class is offered to all Santa Clarita residents, and provided by Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.
Three sessions are scheduled on the Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital website, one on Nov. 15 and two more in 2018.
Henry Mayo Fitness and Health is located at 24525 Town Center Drive in Valencia.For more information or to register, visit henrymayo.com.
ABOUT HENRY MAYO – Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is a 238- bed not-for-profit acute care hospital serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 1975. Henry Mayo is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. The hospital features state-of-the-art inpatient facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, catheterization lab, infusion center, breast imaging center and an outpatient surgery center. Additional services include cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, maternity, surgery, nursing, wound care, spine and joint, behavioral health, and acute rehab, as well as cancer, imaging, lab, digestive, respiratory services and physical and occupational therapies. Currently under construction is a new patient tower that will provide up to 142 additional patient beds. It’s scheduled to be open for public use in 2019. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is located at 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355-2083. For more information, visit www.henrymayo.com or call (661) 200-2000.
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