Most Hikers Don’t Know How to Use This Essential First Aid Item—But They Should

A Wilderness EMT reveals the must-have first aid items for your pack, and the smart way to use each one when the unexpected ...
CNN

This class teaches people to act as first responders in a mass shooting

‘It’s like knowing CPR’ Instead of sleeping in or going to brunch, these people huddled within the brown walls of the Chamblee Civic Center just north of Atlanta, the air conditioning blasting, as ...
SignalSCV

5 Ways to Control Bleeding in Extreme Emergencies

Knowing how to control bleeding quickly and effectively—and having the right equipment on hand—saves lives in the case of a traumatic accident. There are several effective ways to control bleeding in ...
KSAT

Free Stop the Bleed classes teach how to use tourniquet, pack bullet wound

SAN ANTONIO – Although they are never expected, emergencies happen and can take on a life of their own if not managed swiftly. When the sudden onset of a physical injury requires immediate medical ...
Yahoo

Teachers acquire a new skill: how to stop the bleeding

PLEASANT HILL, Iowa (AP) -- As she learned the basics of applying direct pressure, packing a wound with gauze and tying a tourniquet, sixth-grade math and social studies teacher Kari Stafford shook ...
The Telegraph

‘Stop the Bleed’ shares simple steps to save lives

Edwardsville Firefighter/Paramedic Derek Huber demonstrates how to put on a tourniquet during a "Stop the Bleed" class Thursday at the Edwardsville Public Safety Building. May is "Stop the Bleed Month ...