Event box

Stop the Bleed

Date:
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time:
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:
East Meeting Room
Location:
East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane)
Audience:
  Adult     Emerging Adult: 18-24 Year Olds     Senior Citizen  
Categories:
  Health & Fitness  

Registration is required. There are 25 seats available.

Want to learn how to save a life? Stop the Bleed is a FREE workshop sponsored by Duke Trauma Center. The workshop teaches the basics of bleeding control and can be brought to any audience. Participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize life-threatening bleeding

  • Stop the bleed using:

    • Direct pressure

    • Wound packing

    • Tourniquet

The workshop includes both a presentation on bleeding control basics as well as hands-on skills training by health professionals. This event is part of Duke Trauma Center's National Stop the Bleed Month activities. For more information, visit https://trauma.duhs.duke.edu/injury-prevention/stop-bleed Registration is required. Email dpeterson@dconc.gov with questions or accessibility needs. 

Event Organizer

Phillip Locey