Bleeding Control

Stop the Bleed® is a national awareness campaign and call-to-action. It's intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. Its goal is to save lives by training people across the country how to stop traumatic bleeding.

Why This Matters

Uncontrolled bleeding is a major cause of preventable deaths. Approximately 40% of trauma-related deaths worldwide are due to bleeding or its consequences, establishing hemorrhage as the most common cause of preventable death in trauma.

California Assembly Bill 2260

On September 27, 2022, Governor Newsom signed the bill requiring trauma bleeding control kits in new public and private buildings. This legislation aims to empower citizens to act during bleeding emergencies, similar to AED laws. The bill was supported by trauma surgeons, healthcare organizations, and grassroots advocates. Stop the Bleed® kits and training, developed by the American College of Surgeons, teach three techniques: applying pressure, wound packing, and using a tourniquet, potentially saving lives during emergencies. The law could inspire similar measures nationwide. You can read more here.

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Stop the Bleed^® Kits

Through proper training and awareness, anyone can be ready to help someone in an emergency bleeding situation. Having the proper equipment at hand also makes a big difference.

Stop the Bleed^® Kits provide important supplies and special bleeding control tools for those critical initial minutes when a person is injured and bleeding.

You can purchase supplies separately and build your own kit or you can purchase a ready-made kit directly from this Stop the Bleed® Kits.

Quick Actions to Stop the Bleed

Free Online Training

Why Learn?

Bleeding injuries can happen anywhere, whether in everyday life or during disasters. Learn to control life-threatening bleeding and become an immediate responder with ACS Stop the Bleed.

What You'll Learn

What stops bleeding? In an ACS Stop the Bleed course, you’ll learn three quick techniques to help save a life before someone bleeds out:

1. How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound

2. How to pack a wound to control bleeding

3. How to correctly apply a tourniquet.

These three techniques will empower you to assist in an emergency and potentially save a life.

The course teaches bleeding control using videos, interactive lessons, and quizzes. It's free for everyone and can be taken multiple times to learn and review the material. Learn more by visiting their website.

We invite you to explore the valuable information and resources on this website, including step-by-step guides staying safe during emergencies, basic emergency procedures, communication strategies, and the crucial role building marshals play in evacuations.

Email our team for questions or more information

PublicSafety@gcccd.edu