Stop the Bleed Training Increases High School Students’ Willingness, Comfort, and Knowledge to Address A Bleeding Injury

Autor: Samara Jinks-Chang, Yonghua Grace Huang, Eileen M. Bulger, David Hollingsworth, Hannah C. Deming, Cam Che, Maria Paulsen, Jessica E. McDade, Frederick P. Rivara
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention Program.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.147.3_meetingabstract.111
Popis: Background: Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death after injury. Stop the Bleed (STB) is a campaign to train civilians in the basic skills of external bleeding control. It has been shown to improve bleeding control knowledge and skills in adults. To reduce trauma mortality and bystander response disparities, widespread training of high school students has been proposed. This study aimed to assess the acceptability and efficacy of STB training for high school students. Methods: We performed a STB training in a public high school in Seattle, Washington …
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