Stop the Bleed Training

STOP THE BLEED is one of our nation's largest public health campaigns designed to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. Its goal is to save lives by training people across the country how to stop traumatic bleeding.

Participants will learn to:

• Recognize signs of uncontrolled bleeding.
• Describe the progressive strategy for controlling bleeding.
• Take appropriate actions while waiting for emergency responders to arrive.
• Apply direct pressure and wound packing using hemostatic dressing on open bleeding wounds.
• Apply tourniquet correctly on wounded extremities.
• Partcipants will receive certificates at the end of class. Ensure to write your name correctly.

Classroom Settings:

• All participants need to wear a mask (optional).
• Practice social distancing.
• We will provide gloves for the hands-on skill portion.
• Please, bring pen and paper to take notes as needed.
• Free Visitor Parking or use Free Valet Parking

Direction to Valley Special Center - Building Q Basement Room 160

• Take the 1st floor elevator to Basement
• Turn Right and walk staight once you are out of the elevator
• Turn Right again once you see colorful balloons. Room 160 will be on your left side.

Host or Publisher Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's Trauma Department