STOP THE BLEED® Trains More than 3 Million People to Save a Life in a Bleeding Emergency

The STOP THE BLEED^® program has reached a significant milestone.  After the ACS, its Committee on Trauma (COT), and the trauma community celebrated May’s national STOP THE BLEED^® Month and the May 25 STOP THE BLEED^® Day—the number of individuals who have learned the essentials of bleeding control climbed to more than 3 million. Training occurs through in-person courses, online sessions, and the STOP THE BLEED^® interactive course. 

The ACS worked to increase these numbers significantly during STOP THE BLEED^® Month, with increased outreach through dozens of satellite media interviews with COT leaders, an educational initiative offered to attendees of a May 25 Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Fields, and ever-growing options to attend training.

The STOP THE BLEED Program has seen notable successes in the last year:

• 19 states have introduced legislation pertaining to Stop the Bleed in 2023.
• The STOP THE BLEED^® program continues to support efforts to help people in Ukraine learn the basics of the STOP THE BLEED^® The ACS STOP THE BLEED^® Program has put out a call for donations to support efforts to bring STOP THE BLEED® to the people of Ukraine and is working to provide access to bleeding control materials so that they can implement these life-saving techniques.
• In September 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation requiring the installation of trauma bleeding control kits in newly constructed public and private buildings throughout the state.