Columbus Community Hospital wants to help you save lives.
Uncontrolled bleeding can cause death within minutes, and blood loss is responsible for 35% of pre-hospital deaths. In situations when emergency response is delayed — such as natural disasters, active shooter situations or explosive events — it becomes particularly important for everyday citizens to know how to stop bleeding.
Though manmade or natural mass casualty events get a lot of attention, serious bleeding is more likely to result from everyday injuries that happen at home, at work or while on the road.
The Stop the Bleed program teaches you how to properly use dressings, tourniquets and your own hands to control bleeding, regardless of the cause.
For more information on how to set up a Stop the Bleed course for your local school or organization, see the "Contact us" section below.
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and a group called the Hartford Consensus created the Stop the Bleed program after the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012.
The Hartford Consensus was formed by representatives from the federal government, law enforcement and the medical field who wanted to save more lives after manmade or natural mass casualty events. They concluded that the resulting injuries from these events usually cause severe bleeding, so if members of the public were trained to stop uncontrolled bleeding, it could save lives.
By educating and empowering citizens, the Stop the Bleed program hopes to prevent all deaths from uncontrolled bleeding.
For more information on CCH's Stop the Bleed program, or to set up a Stop the Bleed course for your organization, contact Sam Lozos with CCH's trauma department at 402-562-3192.