Abstract

Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the most preventable cause of death following trauma. Instruction is based on best-practice techniques identified through previous studies and includes direct pressure, wound packing and appropriate tourniquet use. The gap identified in our community was the historical focus on educating faculty within the school system and the limited education and training provided to the student body themselves. In the event of a mass casualty situation, it is imperative for the students themselves to understand the correct actions required to perform life-saving hemorrhage control.

Author Details

Kayla R. Cehand, MSN, RN, CPN, CPST; Lauren Prouty, MSN, RN, TCRN, CCRN

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Non-member

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Hemorrhage, Bleeding Control, Trauma

Conference Name

Emergency Nursing 2019

Conference Host

Emergency Nurses Association

Conference Location

Austin, Texas, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Acquisition

Proxy-submission

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How we stop the bleed: Teaching the next generation - one student at a time

Austin, Texas, USA

Uncontrolled hemorrhage is the most preventable cause of death following trauma. Instruction is based on best-practice techniques identified through previous studies and includes direct pressure, wound packing and appropriate tourniquet use. The gap identified in our community was the historical focus on educating faculty within the school system and the limited education and training provided to the student body themselves. In the event of a mass casualty situation, it is imperative for the students themselves to understand the correct actions required to perform life-saving hemorrhage control.