(Hybrid) MTBMA Safety Committee Meeting

For January, following the Hybrid Committee Meeting, we will have an in-person stop the bleed training.  There are 20 spaces available.  To participate in the free training, Contact Laura Strange at lstrange@mtbma.org. 

Stop the Bleed is an initiative of the American College of Surgeons and the Hartford Consensus and contains diagrams, news, videos, and other resources contributed by a variety of other private and nonprofit partners to help prepare you in the event you can help save a life.

Massive bleeding from any cause, but particularly in a situation where a medical response is delayed, can result in death. Similar to how the general public learns and performs CPR, it is important for the public to learn proper bleeding control techniques, including how to use their hands, dressings, and tourniquets. Victims can quickly die from uncontrolled bleeding -- within five to 10 minutes -- if the bleeding is not stopped.

Our shared goal is to provide you with training and credible information on bleeding control. We hope you will never need to use this information, but if you do, at least you will have the assurance of knowing how to recognize and stop bleeding until medical help arrives.