LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When someone is shot, every single second counts.
Residents in the Russell neighborhood received lessons on Saturday on how to take life-saving measures into their own hands while waiting for first responders to arrive.
“We may not be able to prevent shootings, but we have some tools and things we can utilize to prevent someone from dying,” Dr. Clifton Griffin, student pastor, St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, said.
Griffin and Molo Village partnered with Chicago-based nonprofit UJIMAA Medics for two sessions held at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ.
"Where there are failures in the public health and safety systems, we can occupy that gap and create justice in that moment," Martine Caverl, UJIMAA Medics, said.
The goal was to increase chances of survival from gunshot wounds and decrease the impact of emotional injuries with the ultimate goal of saving a life.
Griffin hopes the workshop not only gives skills to save lives but build relationships in the community while filling in gaps where response times are lacking.
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