Hemorrhage Control

Tourniquets placed by first responders improve patient outcomes in penetrating extremity injury

Recent studies have shown that civilian tourniquet use dramatically reduces the risk of death for injured patients. But how do prehospital tourniquets affect other patient…

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Stop the Bleed could provide ‘herd immunity’ against exsanguination: Interview with Dr. Lenworth Jacobs

Recent mass casualty incidents in the U.S. have changed the way we think about traumatic injury. Trauma leaders now know that the key to survival…

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Civilian tourniquet use associated with six-fold reduction in mortality

Although several studies have looked at tourniquet use in civilian settings, the survival benefit for patients was unclear. However, new research from Texas shows that…

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L-R: Joseph Sakran, MD, FACS, Leonard Weireter, MD, FACS, Lenworth Jacobs, MD, FACS, Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA), John Armstrong, MD, FACS, Mark Gestring, MD, FACS, and Jack Sava, MD, FACS

Members of Congress receive Stop the Bleed training

Nearly 40 members of Congress received training on Thursday from surgeon members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on how to stop potentially life-threatening…

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Stop the Bleed: 8 pitfalls to avoid in hemorrhage control

Stop the Bleed, the national campaign initiated by the White House in response to the many recent active shooter incidents in the U.S., has garnered…

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Implementing Stop the Bleed training as an injury prevention program

The goal of the Stop the Bleed (STB) campaign is to save lives by giving people the tools to control life-threatening hemorrhage, whether it is…