An Odessa doctor is on cnn saying every American needs to learn how to compress a gunshot wound

[RayOfHope]

47. I'ma public school teacher of young kids. This was part of our back to school training

this year.

We have had yearly "active shooter" trainings since 2013. The first few years involved how to stop a shooter and/or 'run, hide, fight' (we were chased, literally chased, by police officers with real firearms that shot blanks).

This year the training has evolved into how respond to gunshot wounds and how to use the "bleed out" kits that will now be housed in several areas of the school. Let that sink in.

I learned that if there is an entry would we also need to look for an exit wound, how to apply a covering to the wound, what breathing with a collapsed lung sounds like, and how to use the special tourniquets that have a device that you can turn to make it tighter.

I was in shock and in tears during the entire training. My thoughts bounced back and forth between "I can't believe this is happening" to "I'm a teacher, I didn't train to be a medic" and "how is training teachers to respond to gunshot wounds more acceptable than passing gun legislation".