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I’m a Trauma Surgeon — Here’s What I Want Everyone to Know About Bleeding Emergencies
- David S. Shapiro, a trauma surgeon based in West Hartford, Connecticut, wrote about the critical importance of controlling bleeding in emergencies in 2025.
- Uncontrolled bleeding causes many preventable deaths because emergency services often cannot arrive before someone bleeds to death within minutes.
- Since 2017, close to five million individuals have completed training through the ACS Stop the Bleed initiative, learning how to quickly control bleeding using methods such as applying gauze, exerting direct pressure, packing wounds, and utilizing tourniquets.
- Stop the Bleed kits are increasingly available in public locations such as airports and shopping centers, and the accompanying courses typically take under an hour to complete—much less than the average daily commute, according to Shapiro.
- Shapiro emphasized that everyone can save lives by learning bleeding control, stating, “Together, we can save lives and prevent tragedies.
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