The Lakewood Police Department (LPD), in conjunction with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) and the Lakewood Community Coalition, provided crucial lifesaving training to representatives of local houses of worship.
The “Stop the Bleed” event was held Wednesday evening at the Pine Street headquarters of Lakewood Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
Patrolman Joseph Sandstrom gave a live hands-on demonstration on how to use tourniquets and other bleeding control kits on injury victims. A special guest at the event was Deborah Dopkin. In 2015, Deborah was seriously injured in a car accident on Route 9. Her life was saved by Patrolman Sandstrom’s swift, professional “Stop the Bleed” action on the scene.
“Every House of Worship should have several members who are proficient in applying a tourniquet in the crucial minutes before EMS arrives,” says Lakewood Police Chief Greg Meyer. “We provide this training for free and it can save lives.”
“I would like to thank the Lakewood Police Department and NJOHSP for organizing this event and always being proactive in helping protect Lakewood residents,” says Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein, who serves as Emergency Services Liaison. “As a longtime volunteer EMT, I can attest to the importance of such training in the event of an emergency.”
