Ward County Extension will be hosting a Stop the Bleed training on Thursday, Jan. 8, at its office at 900 13th St. SE, Minot.

“Seconds matter in a rural injury incident or medical emergency, and the time it takes first responders to travel to an injured person can be critical to survival,” Paige Brummund, North Dakota State University Extension agent in Ward County, said.

To help reduce deaths caused by unintentional injury, NDSU Extension and the NDSU School of Nursing are partnering to offer free, Stop the Bleed training for residents of rural communities across North Dakota. Nursing faculty will travel to North Dakota counties and work with NDSU Extension agents to conduct the 90-minute trainings.

Training sessions are limited to 20 participants per location, and ages 13 and older. Personal Stop the Bleed kits will be provided to participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration for Stop the Bleed training is available at ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/events/stop-bleed-training-minot.

Emergency management personnel may qualify for National Continuing Competency Requirement (NCCR) and Local Continuing Competency Requirement (LCCR) units through this training, and also may be eligible to become a certified Stop the Bleed instructor in their community.

Stop the Bleed training is funded through a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture.