Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed is a hands-on bleeding-control course that teaches participants how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and provide immediate care until emergency medical services arrive.
Simple Actions That Can Save a Life
This course gives ordinary people and professional responders the confidence and practical skills needed to act during a serious bleeding emergency.
Designed For
Members of the public, schools, workplaces, public-safety agencies, community organizations, healthcare settings, and EMS audiences.
Course Type
Hands-on bleeding-control education with instruction, equipment practice, and skill demonstration.
No Medical Background Needed
The course is appropriate for participants with no previous medical training as well as responders who want foundational hemorrhage-control practice.
Immediate Bleeding-Control Skills
Participants learn simple, direct actions that can be performed before professional medical help arrives.
Recognize Severe Bleeding
Identify bleeding that may be life-threatening and requires immediate action.
Protect Yourself
Understand personal safety steps while assisting an injured person.
Direct Pressure
Apply firm, direct pressure to help control bleeding from a wound.
Wound Packing
Pack a deep wound with gauze or other appropriate material when indicated.
Tourniquet Use
Correctly apply a commercial tourniquet and recognize common application errors.
Continue Care
Continue bleeding-control care until additional help arrives.
What to Expect
Participants receive instruction followed by practical skills practice. During the hands-on portion, students work with bleeding-control equipment and demonstrate the techniques taught in the course.
Key Skills
- Recognition of life-threatening bleeding
- Personal safety while helping
- Firm direct pressure
- Deep wound packing
- Commercial tourniquet application
- Continuing care until emergency responders arrive
Course Emphasis
The emphasis is on simple, immediate actions that can be performed during the critical minutes before professional medical help arrives.
Bring Bleeding-Control Training to Your Group
Stop the Bleed can support community preparedness, workplace safety, school readiness, public-safety training, and responder skill confidence.