“That is the whole purpose of this program. Emergency personnel might be two to three minutes away but even in the time frame, people could bleed to death,” said Dr. Madayag. That’s why St. Anthony Hospital’s Trauma Department is holding free “Stop the Bleed” classes. Teaching conc...
Stop the Bleed looks to bring this life-saving approach to everyday civilian life, much in the same way that CPR and use of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) have become widespread throughout the United States. SOFREP interviewed the medical professionals of NGCM about the National Stop ...
How to Stop the Bleed If you have witnessed a traumatic event and someone is bleeding profusely, you can stop the bleed! Before making contact with the victim, ensure your safety in the situation and call 911, or instruct someone else to call 911. If you become injured, you cannot help ...
If you do trim your dog’s nail too short and cut the quick, which contains live blood vessels, the nail will bleed and your dog will likely yelp and pull away. The bleeding can be profuse and long lasting. Stay calm, talk in a soothing voice and immediately feed your dog a bunch o...
“Some STOP THE BLEED kits were gifted to us from UPMC, and Lock Haven EMS put some together for us a few years ago, and we are aiming to put the kits out in the community and train anyone interested in learning how to administer them,” Sammy said. “We will be sending out a fly...
At the conclusion of the bleed period, the suction stop pilot solenoid is de-energized allowing the main valve to open. This is true under normal circumstances; however, the rapid opening of the suction stop valve will occur if the coil is in the hot-gas dwell period and a power outage ...
In Woodbury, New Jersey, educators prepare for school shootings with "Stop the Bleed" training and kits in every classroom.
"At my school, we've had a couple of kids flip their ATVs," Perry said. "We've had chainsaw injuries. That's what I'm worried about. Kids don't always make the best decisions. And that's where 'Stop The Bleed' comes in handy." ...
Because I knew I would get that dreaded bleed-through on this older piece (Older mahogany and cherry pieces almost always have issues with bleed-through.), I gave the base of the desk a coat ofZinsser Shellac, applied with a foam brush. It is stinky, so use in a...
“The point is to stop the bleeding,” Lock Haven EMS Chief Gerard Banfill explained. “Major bleeds are life threatening, especially from deep cuts or gashes in the legs, those are the worst bleeders, so the more people we can have trained to learn how to stop, or control the bleed,...