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Longhorn EMS offers Public Health workshops to spread awareness to the campus and local Austin community on life-saving measures. If you are a campus or local Austin organization that's interested in bringing this workshop to your group, fill out the form below and we'll reach out to you with more details!
Public Health Education
Longhorn EMS has three committees dedicated to public health education: Stop the Bleed, Take10 CPR/First Aid Workshops, and Harm Reduction. These committees offer different types of workshops tailored to your organization's needs.
Stop the Bleed
Longhorn Stop the Bleed launched in 2017 in response to the tragic stabbing of four students on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The initiative’s founder — a UT Austin undergraduate and participant in Dell Med’s Health Leadership Apprentice program at the time — saw a need to provide the community with a simple, effective way to learn about saving a life from a serious bleeding injury.
Take 10 CPR/First Aid Workshops
Stands for “Take 10 minutes to learn compression-only CPR.” It is community-based and peer-taught CPR training that is simple, fast, and FREE. Learners gain skill by practicing giving compressions and the confidence to act in an emergency.
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Harm Reduction
Drug Safety workshops, offered by LEMS' Harm Reduction committee, offer a 25-minute demonstration on Narcan administration, policies to protect students in case of an overdose, and what to do in cases of a drug- or alcohol-related emergency.
Workshops
1. Take 10 CPR Only
Total Time: 15 minutes
This workshop includes a presentation about how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and things to look out for. This workshop includes a hands-on component where participants can practice with mannikins.
2. Drug Safety Only
Total Time: 30 minutes
This workshop includes a presentation on different drug types, signs of an overdose, and how you can help in an emergency. It also includes a hands-on component by learning how to use Narcan.
3. Stop the Bleed Only
Total Time: 45 mins - 1 hr
This presentation covers the basics of major bleeding and ways you can help out in this type of emergency. This workshop also includes a hands-on component of learning how to use a tourniquet and wound packing.
4. Stop the Bleed and Take 10 CPR
Total Time: 1 hr
This includes both the Take 10 CPR workshop and the Stop the Bleed workshop. Presentation and demos from both workshops will be included. Feel free to read the individual workshop descriptions above.
5. Take 10 CPR and Drug Safety
Total Time: 45 mins
This includes both the Take 10 CPR workshop and the Drug Safety workshop. Presentation and demos from both workshops will be included. Feel free to read the individual workshop descriptions above.
5. Full Clinical Workshop
Total Time: 1 hr
This workshop includes the Take 10 CPR workshop and a presentation on basic life support skills. Organizations can select up to 3 life saving skills to learn. For more information on the list of life saving skills, click here.
7. Life Saving Workshop
Total Time: 90 mins
This includes all three of our public health workshops: Take 10 CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Drug Safety workshop. Presentation and demos from both workshops will be included. Feel free to read the individual workshop descriptions above.