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Speaker 1: Since twenty eighteen, have probably taught over one hundred classes

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Speaker 1: in the community of all different ages.

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Speaker 2: That's Abby Wurtz, Trumer, response program manager here at Lawrence Hospital.

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Speaker 2: She says they've brought the Stop the Bleed program to schools, churches,

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Speaker 2: gun clubs, and more, teaching them how to apply pressure

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Speaker 2: pack a wound and apply a tourniquet. For extreme cases,

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Speaker 2: it is.

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Speaker 1: Very important for the non medical professional to take steps

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Speaker 1: to stop bleeding before EMS arrives because it will save

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Speaker 1: your life.

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Speaker 2: And that's because minutes matter.

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Speaker 1: Bleeding out can happen within three to five minutes. Even

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Speaker 1: in an urban area, it can take ten minutes for

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Speaker 1: an ambulance to get to you, and if your more rural,

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Speaker 1: it can take thirty minutes. So if you are addressing

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Speaker 1: this life threatening bleeding through pressure packing and a tourniquet,

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Speaker 1: if you have it, you could actually save this person's life.

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Speaker 2: You can schedule a group training session through Merrimack Health's

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Speaker 2: website from Lawrence of Jare Brosnan WBZ, Boston Snooze Radio