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Junior lifeguards in Ventura learn how to STOP THE BLEED® and

save a life

Ventura County Star | August 15, 2024

The trauma surgeon standing on a Ventura beach wore the message on his chest.

Trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Duncan taught STOP THE BLEED® skills to 300 kids in a junior lifeguard program at San Buenaventura State Beach on August 13.

The kids sat in the sand. Some wore caps. A young girl wore sunscreen shaped into a heart. In small sessions, they were told the first step before trying to help someone is to make sure the scene is safe and they won’t get hurt. Then they need to apply pressure to the wound.

Duncan told the junior guards about the person who helped save the life of a surfer hit by a board. The surfer's friend fashioned a tourniquet out of a board’s leash. The quick thinking kept the surfer around long enough to be treated at the hospital.

The VCMC trauma team has been part of STOP THE BLEED® since the beginning. They help put on training sessions at schools, in businesses and this summer for the first time, in three beach presentations for some 900 kids learning about rip currents, water safety and CPR in the California State Parks' three-week junior lifeguard program.

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Westchester Trains the Sight-Impaired With STOP THE BLEED® Life-Saving Techniques

The Examiner News | August 8, 2024

Westchester County is offering a program that provides life-saving emergency preparedness training to people with visual impairments.

On Monday, the county Department of Emergency Services (DES) presented a new video highlighting the Stop the Bleed pilot program, which in addition to promoting inclusivity, helps equip a population with critical skills that can help others in need.

The program, the first of its kind in Westchester, took place at the DES training facility in Valhalla. It was adapted from training programs offered to professional first responders in low-light situations.

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Stop The Bleed Coalition launches STOP THE BLEED® Knowledge Base

Stop The Bleed Coalition

The new STOP THE BLEED® Knowledge Base is now available on the Stop The Bleed Coalition website. Now anyone can get all of the information they need about the STOP THE BLEED® program and find answers to common FAQs all in one place on the website.

The Coalition works hard to respond to all of the questions they receive via email and phone. For a faster response on any future questions, the Coalition encourage you to check out the Knowledge Base first to see if your question may already be answered there!

The Stop The Bleed Coalition will be continuing to update and add more information and FAQs into the Knowledge Base in the upcoming weeks and months.

Access the Knowledge Base

Connect with the Stop the Bleed Coalition

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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