Stop The Bleed
MCI trailers provide a critical tool for dealing with emergency incidents
It’s on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
Regularly reviewing and practicing MCI skills will make sure EMS personnel are ready to act when a major incident happens
Cpl. Seth Kelly had the presence of mind to grab the tourniquet he wore on his service belt and apply it to his bleeding leg
The expectation of civilians to respond to emergencies has expanded from care of close friends and family to caring for bystanders and stopping attackers
In Chicago, more than 3,000 people have been shot this year, and the victim of a gunshot wound can bleed to death in only five minutes
EMS providers need to be involved in educating communities in how to provide the initial response to critically injured patients
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
Passersby held paper towels to a gash in the woman’s leg while she waited for an ambulance, instead of being cared for by urgent care staff
World Trauma Symposium speaker describes pelvic fracture anatomy, pathophysiology and evidence for reducing bleeding and improving patient survival with a pelvic splint
The six-port design allows for multidirectional drainage toward gravity, allowing patients to be transported on their side
The SWAT-T includes an elastic design to give the product the ability to treat a variety of injuries
The team is partnering with EMS providers to conduct the largest “Stop the Bleed” campaign in New Jersey
Our co-hosts discuss the challenges of educating and training citizens in light of the Las Vegas shooting
Training teachers in trauma casualty care to increase survival during active shooting incidents at schools
First Care training empower citizens to stop the bleed and transition from hapless bystanders to lifesavers
It is paramount first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history
Protection from above and layperson bleeding control are among the immediate takeaways from Las Vegas mass shooting for EMS personnel and paramedic chiefs
The kits will be installed next to already existing defibrillator kits in city facilities, community centers and parks
The 12-year-old girl used what she learned about creating a tourniquet from the popular book-turned-movie
Stanford Health Care’s “Stop the Bleed” program instructs students on how to pack wounds, use tourniquets and save lives until first responders arrive
Thalia Rodriguez made a difficult decision that has since been credited with saving the officer’s life: she applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding
The woman was conscious and talking while onlookers used a rubber surfboard leash as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding
A single-use, non-invasive, needle-less skin closure device
Paramedics rushed the man to the hospital after officers applied a tourniquet to his arm
Aaron Davis-Quinn took off his belt and used it as a makeshift tourniquet on a man’s arm
You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
Since the shooting, the Orlando Regional now does four trauma drills a month
Paramedics applied tourniquets to his legs, but the teenager lost both of his feet
Test your ability to apply the SALT triage method to a collection of simulated MCI patients
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