Stocked first aid cabinets and refills, wound care, tourniquets, hemostatic dressings and complete bleeding control kits for workplaces, schools, campuses and public buildings. Brands include SAM Medical, Dynarex and North American Rescue-compatible components.
Severe bleeding can become fatal in three to five minutes, faster than most EMS systems can arrive, which is why public access bleeding control has followed the same path public access defibrillation did a generation earlier. A credible program needs a tourniquet a bystander can apply one-handed, a hemostatic or compressed gauze, gloves, and signage that makes the kit findable under stress. Pair a bleeding control station with an AED cabinet at the same location so that responders learn one place to go for both.
