The Georgia Trauma System invites you to join us for our 2024 Back to School STOP THE BLEED® Training Blitz. The STOP THE BLEED® course is designed for those with little or no medical training who may need to provide initial trauma care and bleeding control before the arrival of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). This 1-hour program is FREE and taught by highly trained and experienced STOP THE BLEED® educators. Since 2017, over 150,000 Georgians have been trained to Stop the Bleed, and Georgia Trauma Commission Bleeding Control Kits have been distributed to public schools across the state.
Our live virtual sessions are tailored for our K-12 and higher education partners. School system partners, homeschooling parents, college students, and community members are also invited to attend. High school students are welcome to participate along with their Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) educators.
Session Dates: July 22nd – August 7th
Mondays & Wednesdays Only!!!
Choose from ONE of THREE 1-hour sessions each day:
10:00am • 1:00pm • 4:00pm
Registration is now open at: www.stopthebleedgeorgia.org.
Prospective instructors (i.e., Athletic Trainers, Health Science Instructors, School Nurses, School Resource Officers, etc.) interested in teaching STOP THE BLEED® courses are invited to attend an instructor orientation provided after each 10:00 am session. The Instructor Orientation lasts approximately 1 hour.
Hands-on practice and skills training are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and necessary to obtain a “full” STOP THE BLEED® certification; there is NO REQUIREMENT for scheduling in-person checkoffs for those participating in the Virtual Blitz. We encourage participants to work with local STOP THE BLEED® instructors to plan follow-up hands-on training sessions. Contact information for volunteer instructors and regional STOP THE BLEED® Champions can be found at www.stopthebleedgeorgia.org. These webinars are not intended to replace any planned in-person STOP THE BLEED® courses. You can also request in-person training sessions here: Stop The Bleed Training Request (smartsheet.com)
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Thank you for all you do to keep Georgia’s children safe! Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. We look forward to promoting this latest virtual training initiative with you!