Bothwell Regional Health Center will offer a free Stop the Bleed class open to the community on Friday, Dec. 8.

According to the National Trauma Institute, hemorrhaging is responsible for almost 35% of pre-hospital deaths and 40% of deaths in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event. The Stop the Bleed initiative, launched in 2015, seeks to educate and prepare the public to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

The class is from 8 am to noon and will meet in the Bothwell Education Center at 600 E. 14th Street in classrooms two and three.

For more information or to register, contact the Bothwell Education Center at classes@brhc.org or call 660-827-9516. To view more classes offered by Bothwell, visit

brhc.org/classes

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