Your ability to slow bleeding until help arrives can be the difference between life and death. (Photo: Iuliia Bondar via Getty Images) Serious bleeding is not something to ignore; it’s an emergency.

A concerted effort is sweeping the nation. Its aim: to stop the bleed, a concerted movement launched by the American College of Surgeons. Traumatic bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death ...

You can be super cautious and still manage to graze your fingertip instead of that bell pepper on your cutting board—then you’re faced with how to stop a cut from bleeding all over your meal prep. It ...

Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from injury. “Stop the Bleed” training provides the knowledge necessary to control bleeding until help arrives. Kettering Health’s main ...

Franciscan Health Indianapolis is pictured in this 2020 file photo. Franciscan Health will be hosting several bleeding control classes. The Stop the Bleed classes will teach participants immediate ...

Bleeding control kits contain essential medical supplies to stop traumatic bleeding, including tourniquets, wound care materials, and protective gear. When severe bleeding occurs, every second matters ...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, (May 26, 2022) – According to Bleedingcontrol.org, “uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma.” In San Antonio, ...

Starting next year, many Missouri schools will be required to roll out "Stop the Bleed" kits, following new statewide ...

With the help of Hans the manikin, students in the Stop the Bleed program learn how to apply tourniquets at Harborview Medical Center. In emergency situations, severe bleeding is a common cause of ...

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Uncontrolled bleeding can lead to death in as little as three to five minutes. Do your construction teams have the necessary skills and resources to control bleeding in an emergency? Bystanders and ...