Stop The Bleed
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
Video: Watch as a police officer manages the first critical minutes of a stabbing
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Train for hemorrhage control with a focus on EMS patient care beyond the 鈥楽top the Bleed鈥� basics, with hemostatic agents, TXA and tourniquets
The Canandaigua Emergency Squad, led by Chief Matt Sproul, is distributing Stop the Bleed kits and providing staff with the training on how to use them
Pasco Fire Department PIO Ben Shearer said he hopes to eventually see a 鈥楽top the Bleed鈥� kit in every classroom, as well as in public places in the community
No longer just for hospitals and helicopters, blood products can benefit medical and trauma patients in the field
Dr. Nathan White said he noticed while training in jiu-jitsu that pressure applied to his abdomen during a 鈥渒nee mount鈥� might decrease blood flow to his legs
Kathy Andress, an advanced EMT for Arlee Ambulance, helped organize the training session to teach staff how to help victims of a shooting or mass casualty
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students
Delmar Bethlehem EMS helped outfit Bethlehem Police Department cruisers with medical kits filled with emergency medical supplies
Dr. Peter Antevy said given how common mass casualty events have become in the U.S., everyone needs to be prepared
Reduce your community鈥檚 risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when 鈥渉ide and hope鈥� is not an option in an active shooter situation
More than 300 Anne Arundel County school nurses and health assistants were trained in the grim but necessary skills to handle a school shooting
Richard Knowlton trained Truro Fire Department staff and lifeguards on bleeding control less than two months before succumbing to cancer
After DHS announced a grant for high school tourniquet training, SA国际传媒 readers weighed in on if students should be trained to help their peers in a mass shooting
DHS grant to teach tourniquet application puts direct pressure on kids to help other kids during a mass shooting and before EMS arrives
Wall-mounted stations each contain eight bleeding control kits, giving each school 24 smaller sets of tools that can be used in the most serious of emergencies
Stop the Bleed shows people of all ages and backgrounds how not to be bystanders in an era when mass-casualty tragedies appear to strike from every which way
The 鈥淪top the Bleed鈥� app, which is free of charge, was designed to teach the public how to save lives in an emergency
Dustin Talacko wants to raise $25,000 to make emergency response vehicles more prepared for mass casualty incidents
Celebrating those who spend their days and nights helping others when they need help the most during EMS Week 2018
In the event of an MCI, there may be a number of victims who require immediate treatment to stop life-threatening hemorrhaging
The Wolfpack Gunshot Response Team, which includes a man who was shot as an innocent bystander, is learning how to treat gunshot wounds before responders arrive
Cabell Hntington Hospital trauma services director Jennifer Murray pushed the initiative to Lawrence County schools at a recent commission meeting
As a response to the recent slew of school shootings, 38 teachers learned how to use tourniquets and pack bullet wounds
Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants
Prehospital care experts stress the importance of the Stop the Bleed initiative, preparing bystanders to control severe hemorrhage and securing funding for a statewide program
Paramedic Christopher Langdon used a tourniquet he had in his car to save Cassandra Moseley from bleeding to death
Establish a low threshold for intervention and treat burns as soon as possible to prevent further injury