National Preparedness Month is a time dedicated to encouraging individuals, families, and communities to prepare for emergencies before they happen. While preparedness often brings to mind natural disasters and severe weather, it also includes being ready to respond to life-threatening injuries and medical emergencies.
STOP THE BLEED® plays a vital role in emergency preparedness by equipping everyday people with the skills and confidence to recognize life-threatening bleeding and take action before professional help arrives. By learning how to control severe bleeding, community members can become immediate responders and help save lives when every second counts.
Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from trauma.
It only takes an average of 3-5 minutes for a person to bleed out, yet it takes an average of 7-10 minutes for first responders to arrive on the scene.
This means it is crucial to make sure people are prepared to step in and save a life if they encounter a life-threatening bleed.
Emergencies can happen in the blink of an eye, are you and your loved ones prepared?
In addition to building an Emergency Supply Kit, making a Family Emergency Plan, and taking a STOP THE BLEED® class if you haven’t already, we encourage you to purchase a Department of Defense Licensed STOP THE BLEED® Kit for your family to make sure you have all of the tools at hand to stop a life-threatening bleed.
