Learn the importance of applying pressure to stop bleeding effectively. This article emphasizes maintaining pressure for at ...
Traumatic injuries are often sudden and unexpected. They can occur due to falls, accidents and intentional violence. The No. 1 cause of preventable death after injury is uncontrolled bleeding, a news ...
“It takes me 10 minutes literally to show someone how to save a life." That's what Dustin Smoot, a trauma and emergency surgeon with the Surgical Institute of South Dakota, said about the training he ...
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 ...
When I visited Rocklin Elementary school, I sat in on a lesson with a third-grade class – a lesson I would never have imagined as a father, a journalist or a trauma surgeon. “Chances are, you’re never ...
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A nonprofit is teaching El Paso high school students life-saving skills in case of a school shooting. On Wednesday, ProAction, a nonprofit that trains students, teachers ...
What if stopping life-threatening bleeding could be as simple as injecting a gel? That's the promise of TRAUMAGEL, a groundbreaking, plant-based bleeding control gel now being used by first responders ...
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2016 file photo two people practice applying a tourniquet to one another during a first aid training session. Bleeding Control kits contain essential first aid items. (AP Photo ...