Learning how to stop a bleed is a crucial life-saving skill that empowers individuals to act as immediate responders in emergencies involving severe bleeding. 

Here’s why it is so important to learn to stop a bleed:

• According to the American College of Surgeons (ACS), bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from trauma: In the U.S. alone, around 60,000 deaths annually are attributed to blood loss. Roughly 20% of these deaths are considered preventable if someone had intervened with timely and appropriate bleeding control.
• Time is critical: Someone with severe bleeding can die from blood loss in as little as 5 minutes. Emergency medical services may take longer to arrive, particularly in rural or remote areas.
• Empowering bystanders: Bystanders are always first on the scene, regardless of how quickly professional responders arrive. Learning simple bleeding control techniques, such as applying pressure, packing wounds, and using tourniquets, can empower anyone to make a life-saving difference in those critical first minutes, according to the Stop the Bleed Project.
• Applicable in various situations: Life-threatening bleeding can occur in various situations, from everyday accidents like falls or cuts to larger incidents like car crashes, workplace accidents, mass casualty events, and natural disasters. Knowing how to control bleeding and stop a bleed is a universally applicable skill.
• Building resilient communities: Programs and Certifications like Stop The Bleed, initiated by the federal government following tragedies, aim to build local and national resilience by equipping the public with this vital knowledge, Go Life Savers, LLC.

By learning to Stop The Bleed, individuals can contribute to creating safer and more prepared communities, potentially saving lives and reducing the number of preventable deaths from trauma. The American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program has prepared 5 million people worldwide on how to stop a bleed in a severely injured person. You can, too!

Next Step 

Email us at Mark@GoLifeSavers.com or call/text your personal training advisor at 901-409-3841 to learn more about setting up an AHA CPR AED, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, and/or a Stop The Bleed certification class at your place or ours.