Learn the importance of applying pressure to stop bleeding effectively. This article emphasizes maintaining pressure for at ...

Stopping a severe bleed doesn't always require advanced medical knowledge. In fact, by acting quickly within the first 60 ...

FORT DETRICK, Md. – Every year, nearly 200,000 people die from traumatic injuries sustained in car crashes, trips and falls and accidents at work. The number-one cause of preventable death in such ...

As the weather warms up, so do outdoor accidents — especially when using chainsaws and lawnmowers. Bleeding is the number one preventable cause of death in injured people. Lawrence and Memorial ...

In a mass injury incident, people on location need to collaborate. Some may need to use their hands to apply direct pressure to control the bleeding, while others get equipment and call for help.

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 ...

LELAND, N.C., June 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the STOP THE BLEED® initiative, Rescue Essentials is proud to announce the launch of StopTheBleed.com, a ...

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 ...

After a miter saw injury, Orangeburg County paramedics applied the algae-based gel, stopping the bleeding and saving the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Every Washington school district would be required to keep bleeding control equipment designed for a traumatic injury and a semiautomatic external defibrillator on all campuses under ...