Bleedingcontrol.org Website Review

Stop the Bleed continues to empower the general public to make a difference in a life-threatening emergency by teaching them the basic techniques of bleeding control. Read about the experience of one medical school offering bleeding control workshops to high school In a new public service announcement, Devin McCourty (defensive back) for the New England Patriots explains why access to resources for bleeding control should be a priority in sports arenas, pointing out that Gillette Stadium is the first stadium in the league to train their personnel, and offer public access to bleeding control kits. The 'Stop the Bleed' campaign was initiated by a federal interagency workgroup convened by the National Security Council Staff, The White House. The purpose of the campaign is to build national resilience by better preparing the public to save lives by raising awareness of basic actions to stop life threatening bleeding following everyday emergencies and man-made and natural disasters. Advances made by military medicine and research in hemorrhage control during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have informed the work of this initiative which exemplifies translation of knowledge back to the homeland to the benefit of the general public. The Department of the Defense owns the