Here are three takeaways on the efforts.
- The hospital provides bystander first-aid training, called Fighting Chance.
- As part of the training, neighbors learn first-aid skills to stop bleeding, and how to move a victim away from danger and flying bullets, according to the article. This can help the victim until law enforcement arrives at the shooting location.
- About 250 people have been trained so far through Fighting Chance.
For more on this story, read Taunya English’s full report here.
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