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UPMC Expert: Stop the Bleed

The number one cause of preventable death from trauma is uncontrolled bleeding. To help encourage bystanders to become trained and empowered to help in life-threatening bleeding emergencies, Stop the Bleed, a national awareness campaign was launched in 2015 by the White House. The general public’s need for this information is immense, as four out of five victims of a mass casualty are delivered to the hospital by someone other than a trained first responder, and the fact that 35 percent of all pre-hospital deaths are caused by blood loss.

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– Alert – Call 911.

– Bleeding – Find the source of the blood.

– Compress –Cover the wound and use both hands to apply pressure, use a tourniquet above the wound, or pack (stuff) the wound with clean cloth or gauze and then apply pressure with both hands.

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Serious bleeding emergencies can be caused by a number of things in various settings — at home, work, sporting events, vehicle accidents, animal bites, and episodes of mass casualties are just a few.

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