Saint Francis Hospital offers injury prevention training to high school students NBC Connecticut [Video]

Would you know how to help someone suffering from a traumatic injury? High school students are learning how to do just that alongside medical professionals at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford.

Three trainings this April are part of Injury Prevention Month.

Relying on speed and agility, the students race the clock and each other to put tourniquets on dummies.

However, that speed could save a life in a real emergency.

“It’s amazing to be in this class, but also to have the perspective of real world scenarios,” Keely Hughes, a Conard High School EMS student, said.

The training Thursday afternoon was or students studying emergency medical services at Conard High School in West Hartford.

“This is kind of like an introduction to health careers,” Maryanne Taft, West Hartford School District Career Coordinator, said.

“I think it gives them the opportunity to get to know what a day looks like,” Jennifer Vauter, Conard High School EMS Teacher, added.

Getting hands-on experience …