Stop the Bleed - Central Georgia Technical College |
Community Resilience Training
"Stop the Bleed" is a nationwide campaign to empower individuals to act quickly and save lives. The program is designed to enable participants to provide immediate, potentially life-saving medical aid to victims of bleeding emergencies while awaiting the arrival of professional responders.
With tragic events mass shootings and other mass casualty events becoming more prevalent in our society, many are looking to for a way prepare and respond.
Last year, the Georgia Trauma Foundation, Georgia Trauma Commission, the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Georgia Committee on Trauma, and other partnering organizations collaboratively launched the nationwide “Stop the Bleed” campaign in Georgia that puts knowledge gained by first responders and our military into the hands of the public to help save lives by stopping uncontrolled bleeding in emergency situations.
If bleeding is severe, it can kill within minutes, potentially before trained responders can arrive. Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers. Similar to the use of CPR or automatic defibrillators (AED), improving public awareness about how to stop severe bleeding can be the difference between life and death for an injured person.
Our goal to build resilience by educating and empowering all citizens to be aware of the simple steps that can be taken to stop or slow life threatening bleeding.
Please email Kristal Smith at 478-288-0708 or email region5rtac@gmail.com to learn more about the Stop the Bleed program or to ask questions about upcoming training events.
Last year, the Georgia Trauma Foundation, Georgia Trauma Commission, the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Georgia Committee on Trauma, and other partnering organizations collaboratively launched the nationwide “Stop the Bleed” campaign in Georgia that puts knowledge gained by first responders and our military into the hands of the public to help save lives by stopping uncontrolled bleeding in emergency situations.
If bleeding is severe, it can kill within minutes, potentially before trained responders can arrive. Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers. Similar to the use of CPR or automatic defibrillators (AED), improving public awareness about how to stop severe bleeding can be the difference between life and death for an injured person.
Our goal to build resilience by educating and empowering all citizens to be aware of the simple steps that can be taken to stop or slow life threatening bleeding.
Please email Kristal Smith at 478-288-0708 or email region5rtac@gmail.com to learn more about the Stop the Bleed program or to ask questions about upcoming training events.