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Stop The Bleed Trauma Response Training
National bleeding control training through the American Red Cross.
Learn bleeding control skills with First Aid for Severe Trauma FAST — a national STOP THE BLEED course provided through the American Red Cross. This critical training teaches participants how to control life-threatening bleeding in emergency situations, empowering bystanders to act as immediate responders before professional help arrives.
STOP THE BLEED is a national awareness campaign and bleeding control program designed to empower bystanders to act quickly in emergency situations involving life-threatening bleeding. Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from trauma. Our course, provided through the American Red Cross, teaches three key techniques: applying direct pressure, packing a wound, and applying a tourniquet. This training is essential for schools, workplaces, community organizations, and anyone who wants to be prepared for mass casualty events or everyday emergencies.
#1
cause of preventable death from trauma is uncontrolled hemorrhage
Journal of Trauma & Acute Care
3–5 min
a person can bleed to death from a major wound in as little as 3–5 minutes
Stop The Bleed Program
40%
of trauma deaths could be prevented with immediate bleeding control
American College of Surgeons
KEY BENEFITS
What Makes This Training Essential
Tourniquet Application
Learn the correct technique for applying a tourniquet to control life-threatening limb bleeding.
Wound Packing
Practice packing deep wounds with gauze to control severe bleeding when a tourniquet cannot be applied.
Red Cross Certified
This is an official national STOP THE BLEED course provided through the American Red Cross.
TRAINING DETAILS
What's Covered
- Recognizing life-threatening bleeding
- Wound packing with gauze
- Improvised tourniquet use
- Scene safety assessment
- Direct pressure technique
- Tourniquet application
- Calling 911
- Post-bleeding care