PULSE Magazine | April 2019 Issue

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ATCEMS Trains ABC Home & Commercial Services Employees Hands-Only CPR

On Tuesday, April 16th, Austin-Travis County EMS and the American Heart Association co-hosted training for ABC Home and Commercial Services employees in lifesaving Hands-Only CPR. ABC employees are always out in the community, helping in homes and businesses across Austin. They have committed to training a portion of their work force in Hands-Only CPR to be able to assist their customers, or bystand- ers, in case of emergency. “We at ABC Home & Commercial Services have seen firsthand the effects that heart disease and stroke can have on our families, friends, and co-workers. We are committed to working with the American Heart Association to help reduce the effects of these deadly diseases, which is why we support the Hands-Only CPR Training Initiative the AHA provides to our community. By training ABC employees, we have the opportunity to have hundreds of people out in the community that can provide lifesaving chest compressions in an emergency situation” said Bobby Jenkins, Owner, ABC Home & Commercial Services. The Event emphasized the importance of Hands-Only CPR Training as well as the American Heart Association’s Mission to combat Heart Disease & Stroke through the funding of life-saving research and providing free public programs, such as Hands- Only CPR, to our community. Approximately 100 employees took part in this training opportunity.

McCallum High School Trains Faculty to Save Lives

On Friday, April 19, 2019 McCallum High School teachers and staff used a portion of their in-service day to learn how to Stop the Bleed, ™ a community-focused training program that teaches the basics of severe bleeding control in an effort to preserve life and prevent death. Through lecture and hands-on practical exercises, participants learned how to use tourniquets, pack wounds, and take other critical steps in the moments following a traumatic event before first responders arrive.

Stop the Bleed instructors involved in this life saving training event were:

Austin-Travis County EMS Capital Area Trauma Regional Advisory Council (CATRAC)

Austin Fire Department Austin Police Department Williamson County EMS (WCEMS) Baylor Scott & White Health

This group of professionals conducted the training for 160 teachers and staff.

Educating the public on how to stop severe bleeding can mean the difference between life and death for an injured person, and empower non-medically trained bystanders to intervene and save a life in the event of a bleeding emergency.

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