This Year’s STOP THE BLEED® Day – a Huge Success!
STOP THE BLEED® Project
We had an incredible STOP THE BLEED® Day this year!
We saw people across the nation and around the world get involved in this year’s STOP THE BLEED® Day activities. Thank YOU for supporting the STOP THE BLEED® campaign this year. Whether you Raised Your Hand, shared your STOP THE BLEED® story, trained others, got trained, or spread the word about the campaign within your community, we couldn’t do it without you!
STOP THE BLEED® Project Grant Program Applications Close Soon – Free Training Equipment
STOP THE BLEED® Project
STOP THE BLEED® Grant Program Applications are due Sunday, May 31st at 11:59pm EST! Receive FREE Training Equipment! U.S. Organizations who apply could receive free STOP THE BLEED® Training Equipment.
To be Eligible for a Grant:
- Grant applicants must have been issued a STOP THE BLEED® Educational License or have an application pending.
- Grant Applicants must be organizations based in the United States.
- Organizations that have previously received a grant are not eligible to apply.
How Bystander Intervention in Bleeding Emergencies Affects EMS Care – the Impact of STOP THE BLEED®
EMS 1 | Stop The Bleed Coalition
The Stop The Bleed Coalition team submitted a special byline to EMS1 in honor of STOP THE BLEED® Day specifically covering how STOP THE BLEED® intervention effects EMS procedure and hospital hand off.
“The call comes in as a stabbing. By the time the crew arrives, a man is on the ground with a tourniquet already applied. It’s tight and positioned about two inches above the wound. A bystander crouches next to him, phone in hand, visibly shaken but focused. She tells the paramedic exactly when she applied it.
The quick actions she learned in a STOP THE BLEED® class just saved his life. EMS arrived 9 minutes after the stabbing, and a person can bleed out from a life-threatening wound in as little as 3-5 minutes. In the United States, approximately 40,000 people die each year from traumatic bleeding, and many of these deaths could have been prevented if someone on the scene knew what to do and took the appropriate action.
Scenes like this are exactly what the STOP THE BLEED program was designed to make possible…” Read the full article at EMS1
Michigan State Representative Dave Prestin Announces Resolution Declaring Thursday of EMS Week Official STOP THE BLEED® Day in Michigan
Michigan House Republicans
Dave Prestin announced a resolution recognizing the annual Thursday of EMS Week as STOP THE BLEED® Day in Michigan. As a paramedic, he reflected on the importance of everyday people being prepared for a bleeding emergency and empowering themselves and highlighted the life saving skills gained from STOP THE BLEED® training.
