Stop the Bleed Save a Life
photo Sandpoint Way, Seattle Washington scene of March 27 th 2019 shooting It’s Saturday morning and I'm at a community center with 14 other people to learn how to S top T he B leed. . This past spring a man stood in the street [photo] 1 mile from our location firing a handgun at passing cars in which he struck three, killed one and crashed a hijacked car killing a second person . This shockingly senseless act left neighbors frightened and most of us have this incident on our minds as we prepare for an active shooter scenario. Although statistics tell us we are more likely to experience wounds and severed arteries on a back country hike or slicing a tomato in our kitchen. Medical science informs us after serious trauma to a major artery you have 90 seconds to stop the bleed before you are gone. So read carefully because learning how to stop the bleed could save a life even your own! Call 9-1-1 · Call 9-1-1 yourself OR ...