The TeamSafe​® Report #11

STOP The Bleed: Do You Know How?

 

May is Stop the Bleed month. What is Stop the Bleed?

 

Drawing from the lessons of the battlefield, school shootings, and other bleeding emergencies, the American College of Surgeons created recommendations designed to improve survival rates which included enlisting bystanders as first responders and educating teachers and others on how to use tourniquets.

 

How to Stop the Bleed:

  • Before you offer any help, you must ensure your own safety!
  • If you become injured, you will not be able to help the victim.
  • Provide care to the injured person if the scene is safe for you to do so.
  • If, at any time, your safety is threatened, attempt to remove yourself (and the victim if possible) from danger and find a safe location.
  • Protect yourself from blood-borne infections by wearing gloves, if available.
  • Apply direct pressure on the wound (Cover the wound with a clean cloth and apply pressure by pushing directly on it with both hands)
  • Take any clean cloth (for example, a shirt) and cover the wound.
  • If the wound is large and deep, try to “stuff” the cloth down into the wound.
  • Apply continuous pressure with both hands directly on top of the bleeding wound.
  • Push down as hard as you can.
  • Hold pressure to stop bleeding. Continue pressure until relieved by first responders. 

 

How to Use a Tourniquet

  • Place the tourniquet 2”-3” above the site of the wound.
  • If there is a strap, pull it tightly through the buckle. If you are tying a cloth, tie it tightly.
  • Twist the rod (windlass) tightly (put it through the knot if tying a cloth) and twist until bleeding stops.
  • Secure the rod so it does not untwist (strap or tape).
  • Write down time of application.
  • Do not leave tightened for > 30 minutes. Replace the tourniquet if time for EMS is > 30 minutes.

 

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In The News

"Bradforth struggled during practice. But the summary says neither the head trainer nor Coach Sims "ever noticed Braeden drop a knee to the ground, or complain about the drills."

Garden City Community College Releases First Information About Death Of A Football Player

 

"The underlying problem was that Agu was a sickle cell trait carrier, and everyone in charge knew or strongly suspected, from day one second one, that he had died of a sickling collapse, not heart failure."

Ted Agu Football Conditioning Death

 

 

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Schedule a free 30 minute safety and risk assessment with Dr. Steve Horwitz, CEO and Founder of TeamSafe​®Sports and prepare today!

 

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