Northside Gwinnett Trauma Services Hosts Gwinnett County DOT for Trauma Education

Nov 12, 2026 | Region 3 Highlights

Northside Gwinnett Trauma Services hosted Gwinnett County Department of Transportation employees for a day of trauma education on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Northside Gwinnett Hospital in Lawrenceville. About 25 people attended over the course of the day.

The program covered Stop the Bleed, hands-only CPR and AED use, and industry-related specialized burn care. Participants practiced bleeding control and chest compressions on training models, giving crews who work in road and roadside settings skills they can use on the job and in their communities.

The class was taught by Deanna Smith and Mark Peters of Northside Gwinnett Trauma Services, in collaboration with the Walter L. Ingram Burn Center and RTAC 3 Coordinator Steve Elmgren.

Organizations interested in scheduling a class for their own teams can contact Deanna Smith at georgia.smith@northside.com.

Gwinnett County Department of Transportation employees sit at classroom tables with CPR training manikins while an instructor teaches at the front of the room.
A participant in a high-visibility shirt practices chest compressions on a training manikin while colleagues watch.
A participant in a red jacket practices chest compressions on a manikin next to an AED trainer while three colleagues look on.
An instructor stands in front of a seated class during the Stop the Bleed and CPR/AED training.
An instructor presents the Stop the Bleed course on two wall screens while a participant in a red jacket looks on.
A participant wraps a blue tourniquet around a bleeding control training model during the class.

Photos by Deanna Smith, Northside Gwinnett Trauma Services.