Bleeding - What to do if someone is bleeding

Common Bleeding Injuries

Some of the most common injuries you will encounter, especially in a lab class, are cuts that cause bleeding. For immediate care follow the link to these guidelines: 

Handling a Bleeding Injury in Lab Class 

Video resources

• Vector LMS: Severe Bleeding Response: Wound Packing and Tourniquet Use
• Online interactive course: Stop the Bleed  (from the American College of Surgeons STOP THE BLEED® program, 25 min)
• Always follow guidelines for prevention of bloodborne pathogens: Vector LMS course "Health, Safety, Environment - Bloodborne Pathogens"  (mandatory training, 35 min)

Trauma Bleed Kit:

Location:  

Inside AED cabinet. The Bldg. 16 AED cabinet is located  on the 1st Floor, West Wing across from restrooms. 

Contents:

• 1 - Trauma First Aid Bag
• 4 - 5 X 9 Combine Pads
• 2 - 4" Non-Sterile Gauze Roll
• 2 - Blood Stoppers
• 1 - Triangular Bandage/Sling
• 1 - 4" Elastic Bandage
• 1 - Lg Magnum EMT Multi-use Scissors
• 1 - Black Marker
• 6 - Lg Disposable Nitrile Gloves (Pairs)
• 1 – CAT-7 Tourniquet
• 1 - Emergency Survival Blanket-84" x 52”