The Hennessey High School seniors were taught Hands-Only CPR (a requirement by the state to graduate), Stop the Bleed, and the Heimlich Maneuver. School Nurse Shelley Muzny taught the class. Stop the Bleed and the Act Fast Rescue Choking Vest was part of a grant Nurse Shelley received from The Hennessey Educational School Foundation. The Act Fast Rescue Choking Vest is an invaluable tool for easily and effectively teaching students the correct way to perform the abdominal thrust maneuver (Heimlich). When performed correctly, a foam plug shoots into the air. Stop the Bleed is a national campaign that aims to reduce preventable deaths from bleeding by teaching people how to control bleeding in an emergency. The students were taught to identify the bleed, pack the wound, apply pressure, and place a tourniquet on someone.
