When seconds matter: FDNY brings lifesaving 'Stop the Bleeding' training to Brownsville * Brooklyn Paper

"A medical emergency or shooting can unfold without warning - and as paramedic response times grow longer, New Yorkers are being urged to step in. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the FDNY brought lifesaving training directly to Brownsville's Van Dyke Community Center, hosting its first annual "Stop the Bleeding" campaign to prepare residents to act before help arrives. The campaign is designed to help victims suffering from cardiac events or gunshot wounds receive immediate aid."

"FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said the department is "empowered by giving people something to do in an emergency, rather than just standing around when you see someone in need." The department does this, he said, by teaching life-saving skills "with confidence." "Leading this is critical," he said, "and it reflects our mission of protecting lives by equipping communities tools to act before health arise.""

""This initiative means a lot to us because it took the fact things that take place in our communities are mostly, I hate to say it, gunshots, knobs, stabbings - things that cause you to bleed," he said. "We can just imagine, if people had the knowledge on stopping the bleed, how many lives they could save. So for us, it's tremendous for everybody to get this training. It's what matters most to us.""

FDNY held a Stop the Bleeding campaign at Brownsville's Van Dyke Community Center to train residents in immediate life-saving responses. Participants received presentations and hands-on practice, including applying tourniquets to control arterial bleeding. The training targets aid for cardiac events and gunshot wounds to bridge delays in paramedic response. Commissioner Robert Tucker emphasized empowering people to act with confidence and equipping communities to protect lives. Local violence trends show shootings down over 40% in the 73rd Precinct but felony assaults up nearly 27% year to date, with 723 incidents versus 571 in the same period. Organizers hope the training will stay with participants and reduce preventable deaths.

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