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University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) will hold a Compress & Shock Training on Saturday, June 3, at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Brass Mill Conference Center, 1369 Brass Mill Road, Suite M, in Belcamp. Three training sessions, at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., will be offered.
 
The training is being held in conjunction with the Compress & Shock Foundation, a nonprofit that works to bring free and equitable access to CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) education to all communities with a specific dedication to those communities most adversely affected by cardiac arrest due to race, ethnicity, primary language or access to health care education.
 
In addition, Stop the Bleed Training will also take place that day. Like those suffering cardiac arrest, individuals experiencing uncontrolled bleeding can die quickly without assistance. Stop the Bleed Training teaches participants key bleeding-control techniques, including how to use their hands, dressings and tourniquets, to help save a life while waiting for a medical response.
 
The Compress & Shock Training, which takes about 1.5 hours, is specifically designed for the general public to learn how to save a life during a cardiac arrest. Educators will be on site to provide hands-on instruction on how to administer CPR and how to use an AED. Participants will learn about common barriers to bystander intervention and how to recognize cardiac arrest and differentiate it from a heart attack. The goal is to teach participants how to keep someone alive who is undergoing cardiac arrest until medical assistance arrives.
 
The June 3 trainings are designed for adults and children ages 9 and up and is ideal for a family to participate in together. It is possible to attend both trainings by signing up for two of the three times offered. To register for the trainings, call 800-515-0044. Participants may also sign up on site the morning of June 3. For more information, visit umms.org/uch.