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Background:

  • Unintentional bleeding is a leading cause of death in young individuals in the US.
  • The Stop the Bleed (STB) campaign trains the public in hemorrhage control techniques.
  • Extending STB training to high school students in violence-prone areas can save lives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of the STB course on students' comfort, willingness, and preparedness to manage acute bleeding.
  • To hypothesize that the STB course would enhance students' capacity to intervene in bleeding emergencies.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, interventional pilot study was conducted at an inner-city high school.
  • 286 students participated in a 50-minute STB course, including skills stations on tourniquet application, wound packing, and pressure control.
  • Pre- and post-surveys measured changes in students' self-rated comfort, willingness, and preparedness.

Main Results:

  • Student willingness to help an injured person increased from 43.8% to 80.8% post-course.
  • Self-rated comfort levels improved significantly, rising from 45.4% to 76.5%.
  • Preparedness to act improved dramatically from 25.1% to 83.8%, with all changes being statistically significant (P <.0001).

Conclusions:

  • The STB course effectively increased high school students' comfort, willingness, and preparedness to control bleeding.
  • Empowering youth with bleeding control skills may reduce pre-hospital blood loss.
  • This training has the potential to enable students to perform life-saving interventions in emergencies.