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** Featured Stories
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** STOP THE BLEED® Day is THIS
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** Thursday, May 23rd, 2024!
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This Week’s News


** This week is the 50th EMS Week: Honoring the Past While Looking
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** at the Future
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JEMS | March 19th

Half a century ago, a presidential proclamation called on the nation to support efforts to improve emergency medical care across the country. It also established the first national EMS Week, a tradition we proudly continue today. Much has changed since 1974, yet there is still much we can learn from those trailblazing professionals who helped EMS evolve into the sophisticated branch of medicine it is today. Their dedication, commitment and sacrifice inspire us to take bold steps of our own, to continue to seek out ways to better serve our patients and our communities.

This year, we celebrate EMS Week by honoring our past—by taking a pause to recognize the contributions of each generation, the people who dreamed that we could save more lives and have less suffering, and then found ways to make it happen. EMS Week is never just about the past, however. It’s also about inspiring the EMS professionals just starting out and the young people who haven’t even discovered EMS yet. It’s about learning from the challenges and building on the successes of the last five decades. It’s about forging our future—a future in which the next generation has the tools they need to deliver compassionate care and alleviate suffering in communities everywhere.

Thursday is Save-A-Life Day

To promote STOP THE BLEED®, public CPR programs and other programs. It doesn’t matter how quickly EMS professionals get to a scene—bystanders will almost always be there first. Save-A-Life Day empowers the general public to learn and apply steps that can be taken to help save a life. This is an ideal day to schedule community CPR and STOP THE BLEED® educational courses. Take advantage of the many programs and toolkits available that make it easier to coordinate these programs.

Thursday is also STOP THE BLEED® Day!

Please check out the STOP THE BLEED® Project website and all of the programs for STOP THE BLEED® Day including:

STOP THE BLEED® Day (Save the date! May 23, 2024!)

STOP THE BLEED® Day Scholarships – over $175,000 awarded to date! Available for high school and college students. Applications now open!

STOP THE BLEED® Day Grants – Applications now open!

The fast growing STOP THE BLEED® Ambassador program (now in 75+ countries).
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** Listen to the STOP THE BLEED® Podcast’s Newest Episodes
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STOP THE BLEED® Project

STOP THE BLEED® Month is a great time to catchup on the latest STOP THE BLEED® Podcast episodes; hear stories that inspire and further connect you to the mission of STOP THE BLEED®. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The Podcast has a NEW episode available, “STOP THE BLEED in Ukraine - Educating the Frontlines and Arming Civilians with Fedir Serdiuk and Igor Korpusov”. Join Pat and Kelly for another in depth conversation with Fedir and Igor of PULSE ([link removed]) , a non-profit organization in Ukraine that started as a charity to save the lives of Ukrainian soldiers by conducting free training in tactical medicine and providing comprehensive medical support to the Defense Forces.

Hear about how the STOP THE BLEED® campaign has been both an inspiration and a resource for Ukranians as Fedir and Igor share what they’re working on and how bleeding control training continues to save lives.

And don’t miss out on the other latest episodes from the podcast, including a conversation with Ashley Lawrenz, a mom, school nurse and STOP THE BLEED® advocate who used her training to save the life of one of her students.
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** Join the American Red Cross’s LinkedIn Live Event with TacMed
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American Red Cross Training Services

The American Red Cross is going live this STOP THE BLEED® Day Thursday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. EST with with TacMed Solutions™ experts, Dan Stout and Dr. Dan Irizarry. Hear from these experts on the topic of life-threatening bleeding. You can view it anytime by going to the Training Services LinkedIn page ([link removed]) on or after May 23.
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The STOP THE BLEED® Project 2024 Grant Program is Now Accepting Applications!

The STOP THE BLEED® Grant Program ([link removed]) , now in its 5th year, has awarded STOP THE BLEED® equipment grants to organizations across the United States.

The 2024 grant cycle is NOW OPEN! Grant applicants must have been issued a

STOP THE BLEED® Educational License ([link removed]) or have an application pending.

**Applicants must be organizations based in the United States.**
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STOP THE BLEED® course given to Los Angeles Regiment Trauma Operators

Looking for ways to get involved this week?

Here are a few ideas to get you started:
1. Attend a Training Session: Check out local training events in your area and sign up to learn valuable bleeding control techniques from certified instructors. These hands-on sessions will give you the skills and confidence you need to spring into action during an emergency.
2. Get Certified: Take your commitment to the next level by becoming a certified STOP THE BLEED® Instructor ([link removed]) . You'll gain the skills and knowledge needed to teach others how to save lives, multiplying the impact of this critical initiative. You can apply to become an instructor here
3. Apply for a Scholarship: If you are a U.S. High School student, you can apply for our National Scholarship or our Instructor Impact Scholarship ([link removed]) and win a monetary award alongside free STOP THE BLEED® kits for your School
4. Apply for a STOP THE BLEED® Grant: Are you a school, a government agency, non-profit, or civic organization? Don’t let budget worries prevent your STOP THE BLEED® training! The STOP THE BLEED® Grant Program ([link removed]) , now in its 5th year, has awarded STOP THE BLEED® equipment grants to organizations across the United States. To be eligible to apply, your organization must have an Educational License.
5. Spread the Word: Share information about Stop the Bleed with your friends, family, and colleagues. The more people who are aware of this life-saving initiative, the greater impact we can make together. You can also apply to become an official STOP THE BLEED® Ambassador ([link removed]) and you’ll be given tools and information that can help you share our campaign!
6. Get Ready to #RaiseYourHand: help create more awareness of STOP THE BLEED® by taking a picture with one of our Raise Your Hand posters ([link removed]) and sharing the photo on social media using #raiseyourhand and tagging @stopthebleedproject. In the caption, tell us why YOU decided to #raiseyourhand to STOP THE BLEED®.
7. Prepare an Emergency Kit: Stock up on essential first aid supplies ([link removed]) , including tourniquets, pressure dressings, and hemostatic agents. Keep a kit in your car, at home, and at work so you're always ready to respond to a bleeding emergency.
8. Stay Informed: Stay up-to-date on the campaign by following STOP THE BLEED® on social media.

For more information about this year’s STOP THE BLEED® Month and

Day activities:
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** Submit your STOP THE BLEED® News!
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Have relevant news to share with us? Want to highlight STOP THE BLEED® news from an organization or members of your community? Submit your story below!
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** STOP THE BLEED® License Program
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For People Who Want to Teach
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For Schools at All Levels
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** Connect with the Stop the Bleed Coalition
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The Coalition is a community of individuals and organizations who are passionate about the STOP THE BLEED® campaign. The Coalition’s goal is to support the growth and impact of the campaign by providing access to information and services to the growing STOP THE BLEED® community as well as financial support to the STOP THE BLEED® Project.

STOP THE BLEED® is a national campaign to encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. It is a public/private partnership led by the Department of Defense and many other stakeholders, including the Stop the Bleed Coalition.

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