Students Are Learning Life-saving Techniques In Case Of Massive Trauma
These techniques could be helpful if you ever find yourself in a dangerous situation.
It’s a nightmare scenario that’s increasingly being viewed as a possibility, especially for students across the United States: emergency medical treatment for massive trauma.“Let’s say you’ve found someone who’s bleeding. You’ve assessed the situation. You’ve decided that it’s safe for you to enter. You’ve called for help or assigned somebody to do that. What do you do?” Dr. Habeeba Park, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, asks while training high school students in skills that she hopes they never have to use. “You’re trying to save this person’s life.”
Park’s lessons are part of a campaign called Stop the Bleed, which holds special significance in ...