Intermountain Health and Alpine School District Team Up for Massive Stop Bleed Training

Intermountain Health and the Alpine School District in Utah are working with community partners to complete Stop the Bleed training at the majority of their 90 schools.

Recent legislation in the state requires schools to modify their current safety plans, and the Alpine School District has incorporated this vital training to help respond during an emergency in partnership with Intermountain Health.

Trauma specialists from Intermountain Health see multiple types of injuries in the emergency department and know the difference this potentially-life saving training can make.

“Teaching people proper CPR for the last several decades has made a huge difference in saving lives and now Stop the Bleed training is aiming to do the same,” said Maranda Davis, RN, trauma services manager for Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. “Providing our educators an opportunity to have a hands-on experience with tools is a key component to this training. It helps remove the hesitancy someone may have due to what they have seen in movies or on TV.”

Alpine is the largest school district in the state, and it took two days to train thousands of educators and staff. Volunteers from local fire departments and other first responders also helped complete the training.

“Alpine School District relies on and appreciates the relationships it has with community partners, and without it a task of this magnitude would be impossible to accomplish,” said Joe Hayes, director of safety and operations for Alpine School District. “The expertise provided by these partnerships allow our employees to meet the goals and expectations of an evolving safety landscape.”

This knowledge is not only vital in a mass causality event but can save livers during other emergencies that require bleeding to be controlled.

For more information on Stop the Bleed training classes in your area, click here.

About Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, over 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://news.intermountainhealth.org/.