Howard County public health promotes September home-safety events and free Stop the Bleed training

Howard County’s Public Health Minute announced that the county will focus on ways residents can make their homes safer and more resilient in September and promoted a series of free first-aid classes, including Stop the Bleed training.

The announcement said Crisis Ready has partnered with a group called "Bridal" to offer Stop the Bleed instruction and multiple instructors will staff free events. "So basically it's a class that teaches, bystanders how to intervene after an injury occurs," Ryan said. "We know that the number 1 cause of preventable death is bleeding after injury. This is gonna allow those folks who attend our classes to be prepared for those situations."

The program host said the September series will emphasize reducing hazards that make homes prone to damage or injury during disasters and that free resources will be available to attendees. The host also encouraged people interested in the Crisis Ready portion or the Stop the Bleed sessions to use the link in the video description to register; registration "is not required but it does help us know how many resources to rank," the host said.

Ryan said the Stop the Bleed training is open to "really anybody who wants to learn this life saving [skill]" but added that "if a teenager was to attend that they come with their parent just because it is a little bit of a sensitive topic with bleeding and injury." The announcement closed with a reminder to the community to "Stay well, Howard County."

This was an informational public announcement; no formal actions, votes, or policy decisions were made during the recorded segment.