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• Educate law enforcement, the public, and immediate • Engage SBC members to reach out to their elected of-
responders on how hemorrhage control saves lives ficials to support such legislation and request this life-
and improves outcomes; and saving equipment be placed in our schools, hospitals,
• Help ensure that hemorrhage control resources and public buildings, and locations in which there are a
related training are universally available to law en- large number of people in close proximity.
forcement, K-12 schools, higher education institu-
tions, workplace settings, hospitals, malls, and other Conclusion
large venues.
In the wake of any disaster, including active shooter and in-
SBC’s strategy is to: tentional mass casualty events, lifesaving equipment must
be readily accessible for use by immediate responders.
• Build a coalition of concerned citizens and experts in Through education and strategic placement of this
law enforcement, EMS, and public health;
• Offer regular forums for education, such as govern- equipment, public access hemorrhage control can and
will save lives. The Stop the Bleeding Coalition exists
ment briefings and public training;
• Promote legislation to help achieve universal train- to promote the education of hemorrhage control and to
raise awareness about the importance of having hemor-
ing and accessibility to hemorrhage control resources rhage control resources readily available and accessible.
across the country; and

References
1. CoTCCC. The Committee for Tactical Combat Casualty Care
(CoTCCC) guidelines. Available at:https://www.naemt.org/
education/TCCC/guidelines_curriculum. Accessed June 17,
2015.
2. C-TECC. The Committee for Tactical Emergency Care
( C-TECC) guidelines. Available at:http://www.c-tecc.org/
guide lines. Accessed June 17, 2015.
3. Jacobs LM Jr; Joint Committee to Create a National Policy
to Enhance Survivability from Intentional Mass-Casualty and
Active Shooter Events. The Hartford Consensus III: Implemen-
Knowledge. tation of Bleeding Control: if you see something do something.
Bull Am Coll Surg. 2015;100:20–26.
Experience. Keywords: public access hemorrhage control; Stop the
Bleeding Coalition
Excellence.

Dr Levy is Chair of the Stop The Bleeding Coalition; Asso-
ciate Professor of Emergency Medicine Special Operations,
Johns Hopkins University; and Medical Director, Howard
County (Maryland) Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

The standard to validate the essential knowledge
and critical thinking of the tactical paramedic
operating in the TEMS environment.

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