EMS Week: May 19 is Stop the Bleed Day

The STOP THE BLEED Project is a public/private collaboration involving a wide range of non-profit organizations, government agencies, companies and individuals working to create more public awareness of the STOP THE BLEED campaign and the importance of learning how to stop traumatic bleeding. This year, STOP THE BLEED Day is May 19, 2022 (Save a Life Day during EMS Week).

Why it Matters

STOP THE BLEED is a public health initiative aimed at directly saving lives. Through efforts to increase public awareness and encourage people and organizations across the United States to get trained with life-saving STOP THE BLEED techniques, people can be ready to take action and stop everyday instances of life-threatening bleeding in their homes and communities. In many cases, death from blood loss is preventable. Properly trained, anyone can STOP THE BLEED until professional help arrives.

Experts say it takes 3-5 minutes to die from severe bleeding, and 7-10 minutes is the average EMS response time.

The STOP THE BLEED Project is a national initiative with support across public and private sector organizations and individuals committed to saving lives. The Project is supported by over 100 organizations, including the following:

• United States Department of Defense

• United States Department of Homeland Security

• Stop the Bleed Coalition

• American College of Surgeons

• The American College of Emergency Physicians

• The American Heart Association

• The American Red Cross

To learn more about the STOP THE BLEED Project, visit http://www.stopthebleedproject.org.