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OCTC Initiates "Stop the Bleed" Training

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (08/13/2018) — Owensboro Community & Technical College hosted an "Stop the Bleed" training on Friday, August 10, 2018. The course was taught by Jimmy Van Cleve, KCTCS Area 3 Coordinator. Employees participating in this initial offering included: Jacob Mashburn, Lisa Burns-Kirby, Ottaway Kirby, Jeffrey N. Hendricks, and Bernie Hale.

"The safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our number one priority. Our goal is to have as many employees as possible trained for any type of emergency situation, and preparedness is the key to making that happen" added Scott Williams, OCTC President.

Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.

Additional dates for the training will be scheduled throughout the semester. For more information or to participate please contact jeff.hendricks@kctcs.edu.

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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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Jacob Mashburn looks on a Jimmy Van Cleve demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet during a “Stop the Bleed” training at Owensboro Community & Technical College.

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