PORTLAND, Ore. — At least one of the three victims in last spring's horrific stabbing on a MAX train survived when a stranger applied direct pressure to a bleeding neck wound. A nationwide campaign ...
In a life-threatening injury, every second counts. Because a person can die from blood loss in as little as five minutes, the ...
Earlier application of basic bleeding control called Stop the Bleed could have saved up to 70 Maryland lives, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis published by the Journal of the American College ...
Greenbrae, Calif. (KTVU) - With the frequency of shootings with mass casualties that have taken place, including the one on Tuesday afternoon on the YouTube campus in San Bruno, Bay Area trauma ...
There are three ways to control bleeding. 1. Cover the wound with a clean cloth and apply pressure with both hands or a knee. Be prepared to hold this position until EMS arrives, which could be up to ...
Scott A. Scherr, MD, FACEP, Chairman of Emergency Services at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Creating and applying a tourniquet is a relatively simple technique that can help control blood loss ...
Muscatine Fire Department will host a free Stop the Bleed training Jan. 24 at Fire Station No. 2, teaching bystanders ...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Trident Medical Center will offer a bleeding control basic course on Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. According to a press release, the course is free to the community ...