American College of Surgeons - Stop the Bleed® Program

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A Stop the Bleed® course is for people who are interested in learning this lifesaving skill. The American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed® campaign has trained over 1 million people including students, teachers, and community groups. We are committed to training anyone who is old enough to understand what the course teaches and is interested in learning how to Stop the Bleed® and save a life.

Through our Stop the Bleed® course, you’ll gain the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and intervene effectively. Minutes count! Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as 5 minutes. That’s why bleeding control—keeping the blood inside the body—is the purpose of Stop the Bleed® training.

Our course lasts no more than 90 minutes. The course starts off with a formal presentation followed by hands-on practice of applying direct pressure, packing a wound, and using a tourniquet to stop bleeding. We implement moulage trainers and artificial limbs with fake blood in order to get the most realistic experience out of the training.

After successful completion of the course, a course certificate will be issued to each participant.

A person can die from severe blood loss in less than 5 minutes. Would you know what to do if faced with a life-threatening bleeding emergency?

Learn bleeding control skills with First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST), a national STOP THE BLEED® course from the American Red Cross. While FAST is available for anyone, the course and digital materials will be offered at no charge to high school students under the age of 19.

1. You can save a life: Preparing for bleeding emergencies; recognizing that a bleeding emergency exists; emergency action steps; deciding to act in an emergency.
2. Safety in emergency situations: Keeping yourself safe in an emergency; helping others to safety; violent situations.
3. Communicating in emergency situations: Communication basics; communicating with others at the scene; communicating with the emergency dispatcher.
4. Caring for a person with life-threatening bleeding: Using pressure to stop bleeding; applying direct pressure; using a tourniquet; after the bleeding stops.

DURATION -- 135 minutes total.

• Instructor-Led  -- 135-minute course consists of instruction and skills- and scenario-based learning.
• Blended Learning -- 90-minute online portion may be given as homework; 45 minutes in the classroom for skills- and scenario-based learning.
• Online-only --  90-minute course results in a completion certificate (not certification).