Stop the Bleed Training empowers learners to act to prevent unnecessary hemorrhagic death

Roy Lei¹, Michael D Swartz², John A Harvin³, Bryan A Cotton⁴, John B Holcomb⁵, Charles E Wade⁶, Sasha D Adams⁷

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¹ UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Roy.Lei@uth.tmc.edu.
² Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, UTHealth, 1200 Pressler St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Michael.D.Swartz@uth.tmc.edu.
³ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: John.Harvin@uth.tmc.edu.
⁴ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Bryan.A.Cotton@uth.tmc.edu.
⁵ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: John.Holcomb@uth.tmc.edu.
⁶ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Charles.E.Wade@uth.tmc.edu.
⁷ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Sasha.D.Adams@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 30292328
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.025

Stop the Bleed Training empowers learners to act to prevent unnecessary hemorrhagic death

Roy Lei et al. Am J Surg. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;217(2):368-372.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.025. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

Authors

Roy Lei¹, Michael D Swartz², John A Harvin³, Bryan A Cotton⁴, John B Holcomb⁵, Charles E Wade⁶, Sasha D Adams⁷

Affiliations

¹ UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Roy.Lei@uth.tmc.edu.
² Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, UTHealth, 1200 Pressler St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Michael.D.Swartz@uth.tmc.edu.
³ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: John.Harvin@uth.tmc.edu.
⁴ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Bryan.A.Cotton@uth.tmc.edu.
⁵ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: John.Holcomb@uth.tmc.edu.
⁶ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Charles.E.Wade@uth.tmc.edu.
⁷ Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; The Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR), Department of Surgery, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: Sasha.D.Adams@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 30292328
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.025

Abstract

Background: Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death from trauma. With the rise in mass casualty events, training of laypersons can be life-saving. "Stop the Bleed" is a campaign to teach the public techniques of bleeding control. We believe that training in these techniques will increase participants' willingness and preparedness to intervene and increase knowledge of trauma/hemorrhage control.

Methods: We created a "Stop the Bleed" training program. School nurses, medical students, researchers, and community members participated in the program. Pre- and post-training questionnaires assessed participants' willingness/preparedness to intervene in a casualty event and knowledge of trauma/hemorrhage control.

Results: There was a significant change in attitudes after receiving training (p < 0.05). There was also an improvement in knowledge regarding bleeding control techniques.

Conclusions: "Stop the Bleed" training empowers participants with the confidence and knowledge to aid others in preventable hemorrhagic death.

Keywords: Education; Hemorrhage; Preventable; Tourniquet; Trauma.

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