Photo by Ellie Marshall
Lindbergh School District educators practice applying tourniquets on each other, pictured above, following the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Mobile Integrated Health Department’s presentation on bleeding control techniques April 26. “This one’s generally the easiest to put on because it doesn’t really involve touching the wound directly,” MFPD Community Paramedic Nick Marty told the group.
This article was originally published by Call Newspapers on April 30, 2024 at by Ellie Marshall, Staff Reporter
MISSOURI - The Mehlville Fire Protection District’s Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Department taught Lindbergh School District educators bleeding control techniques – such as how to pack a wound, how to apply a tourniquet and how to best apply first aid during emergencies in a school environment – through an interactive course April 26.
The course was taught by MIH Director Jenny Rieker. She was assisted by Community Paramedic Nick Marty.
“This training is so valuable because like we talked about, it is real life,” said Jessica Parker, a P.E. and health teacher at Sperreng Middle School. “We are working with humans, we’re working with different people, and injuries can happen, accidents can happen. That is real life, so knowing what to do when we are in those life-threatening and emergency situations when your adrenaline is pumping, and a lot of that instant reaction training can kind of be lost in the shuffle, we are trained to know what to do exactly on the spot when you could possibly forget.”