What is Stop the Bleed? Stop the Bleed, a national campaign from the American College of Surgeons, empowers bystanders to save lives by knowing how to stop bleeding within minutes using techniques ...

Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from injury. “Stop the Bleed” training provides the knowledge necessary to control bleeding until help arrives. Kettering Health’s main ...

In a medical emergency, every second counts. Learn how to stop life-threatening bleeding and know where to go when it matters most. Stop the Bleed teaches you what to do until help arrives, and ...

What started as a national call to teach the public how to control life-threatening bleeding before help arrives is now a regular part of the work and outreach hospital Trauma Centers provide. At ...

When I visited Rocklin Elementary school, I sat in on a lesson with a third-grade class – a lesson I would never have imagined as a father, a journalist or a trauma surgeon. “Chances are, you’re never ...

A concerted effort is sweeping the nation. Its aim: to stop the bleed, a concerted movement launched by the American College of Surgeons. Traumatic bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death ...

Tourniquets are bands that you tie tightly around a bleeding wound on an arm or leg to apply pressure and slow down blood loss. Here are the steps for correctly applying one. You may need a tourniquet ...