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- [Narrator] We taught them to read.
And challenged them to learn.
We taught them to build.
And inspired them to dream.
We taught them to drive.
And encouraged them to explore.
Now we will teach them skills that empower them to save.
Anyone can save a life with the proper training.
That's why the Department of Homeland Security's
Science and Technology Directorate
collaborated with the Uniformed Services University's
National Center for Disaster Medicine in Public Health
and the American Red Cross to create FAST,
a course which teaches high school students to treat trauma
and save lives at no cost to them.
Accidents with severe bleeding happen.
With a planned response, we can improve the outcomes.
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FAST teaches students the skills
to assess an injury,
contact responders and help control bleeding.
FAST replaces panic with a plan.
FAST is about empowering the next generation
to save lives.
FAST is knowledge and knowledge is power.
The power to act, the power to save.
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