STOP THE BLEED

Stop the Bleed® is a national awareness campaign and a call to action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency…becoming the beginning of the trauma care chain of survival.

During Stop the Bleed training, you will learn how to:

• Determine if an area is safe for you to proceed toward a victim to provide assistance

• Identify any nearby tools to assist you such as a publicly placed bleeding control kit or everyday items that can be used to control bleeding

• Use your hands to apply direct pressure at the site of the wound to stop bleeding

• Pack a deep wound with cloth or gauze to control bleeding

• Correctly apply a tourniquet to an injured limb to stop bleeding

• Keep the victim calm until help arrives