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Lexington County EMS, local agencies plan Emergency Service in Action Day for Feb. 8 in Batesburg-Leesville
Summary
Lexington County EMS told the Batesburg-Leesville council it will hold a community training and public-safety event on Feb. 8 at St. John's in Batesburg to teach CPR, bleeding control, car-seat checks and fire-safety basics.
Lexington County EMS will return to Batesburg-Leesville on Feb. 8 to lead an Emergency Service in Action Day that will offer free community training in CPR, bleeding control and basic first-aid, the county agency told the town council.
Megan Hall, assistant chief of operations for Lexington County EMS, told council that the program began as a community outreach effort to teach bystanders how to perform CPR and other life-saving interventions. The Feb. 8 event will be held at 513 West Church Street (St. John's) and will include friends-and-family CPR instruction, "Stop the Bleed" training on applying tourniquets, child identification services, car-seat checks by police, and fire-department presentations on smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors and the use of fire extinguishers.
Hall said EMS tested different community settings last year and found higher turnout when the agency partnered with local churches and community groups; the agency will provide flyers and an online sign-up for residents who want to attend.
Why it matters Attendance at community training increases the likelihood that bystanders can give immediate care before emergency responders arrive. Council members asked about event location and logistics; Hall confirmed the site and offered takeaway flyers for council promotion.
What officials said - Megan Hall, Assistant Chief of Operations, Lexington County EMS: "We are coming back to Batesburg on February 8 to teach CPR...and BCON, which is stop the bleed..." (paraphrased from meeting remarks).
Ending Council received the presentation as information and was provided flyers for public distribution; the event will be open to residents by sign-up and include multiple public-safety demonstrations and training stations.
