How to Stop the Bleed

A person can die from blood loss within five minutes. It’s often the nearest bystander who has the best chance of saving that person’s life. Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign to train and equip bystanders to respond before professional help arrives.

Trauma surgeon Jay Doucet, MD, FACS, demonstrates how best to /”stop the bleed/” in three different scenarios: 1) when you have nothing, 2) when you have a Stop the Bleed kit or tourniquet, or 3) when you can’t put a tourniquet on the wound but you have gauze. Always remember to make sure you are safe and call 911 before helping someone else.

For more information, visit: www.dhs.gov/stopthebleed

More about Dr. Doucet: https://providers.ucsd.edu/details/11529/surgery

0:00 Stop The Bleed
0:20 Using Direct Pressure
0:59 Trauma Kit
1:40 Applying A Tourniquet
3:06 Wound Packing
3:51 Positioning The Patient

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