Stop the Bleed Cumberland NC

22/09/2023

Reminder, tomorrow we are holding Stop the Bleed at Cliffdale Recreation Center at 10am! All are welcome to join.

30/04/2023

Interesting meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bystander administration of Narcan.
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The opioid crisis is real and only getting worse. Many of us know people who have been affected by opioid addiction or overdose. That said, the administration of Narcan is often a contested subject, especially by bystanders.

I can't say that I know the answer to this crisis but I do know that Narcan often gives that person one more try at life. Maybe they will get help and maybe they wont. That is not up to me. I will do what I can though to help them in their moment of crisis.

Full study here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005759/

21/05/2022

Set up at 22 Man Su***de Awareness Run today 11:30am-3pm!

2.22 run/walk starts at 2pm

Through Tragedy Comes Light has such an excellent cause! From their Facebook:

"Man 22 Su***de Awareness Run (Man22SAR) is an annual run created by Enrique "Rgr Rick" Murillo (Through Tragedy Comes Light), in 2016 in honor of one of his friend, Barry Baker, a combat veteran who tragically fell victim to su***de. The run is supported by multiple non-profit organizations that help raise awareness for su***de prevention.

Man22SAR is a free event. There's no need to register and there's no fees for participants or spectators"

Location: 155 Airport drive Raeford NC

23/04/2022

Tourniquet races The Rock Guns & Accessories parking lot party!

This is fun and games now, but knowing hot to stop someone from bleeding out can save their life ... or yours... if you know how to do it AND fast.

Bleeding does not just happen in combat. Car accidents, factory incidents, every day household accidents. We don't think about it till it happens.

Be prepared to save a life.

Stop the Bleed Cumberland offers free classes to anyone and everyone. DM me to get you or your organization signed up for a class!

12/03/2022

Stop the Bleed class number three!

Small class today but still got a few people trained. One attendee is now registered to be an instructor so he can spread Stop the Bleed training to his local community!

I suck at remembering to take pictures so this is all I have from today, trying to get more proof of us doing tourniquets on each other eventually.

02/03/2022

This amazing person goes around teaching cops how to use a tourniquet and it SAVES LIVES.

The truth is you do not need to be a medical professional or a cop to save someone's life in a dire situation such as a car accident, gun shot wound, or some freak accident you might never expect (especially if you work a dangerous job). You just need to know how to apply pressure and/or use a tourniquet.

Learning to stop the bleed saves lives every day.

Article link; https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/use-of-tourniquet-to-save-officers-life-shows-importance-of-training-official-says/article_b3f2108d-95f4-5d1a-8669-71b23eabc612.html

05/02/2022

First class completed today at the Kiwanis Recreation Center Fayetteville!

Next class is next week (12 Feb) at the Cliffdale recreation Center 10am-12pm.

Come learn to SAVE A LIFE!

23/01/2022

Tourniquets save lives!!!

For a while the medical community came to fear tourniquets, saying to paramedics and nurses that 'they will lose the limb.'

That was until the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where all soldiers are trained to use tourniquets and reduction in mortality was exponential. (there are obviously other factors involved in that but to stay brief, that was one of the main game changers)

Below is a 2018 civilian study on tourniquet use and the reduction in mortality in hospitals.

Stop the Bleed!

https://www.trauma-news.com/2018/04/civilian-tourniquet-use-associated-with-six-fold-reduction-in-mortality/?fbclid=IwAR1sRLTjz3FBojBa41HsnbqkroNPnz810-hP3AJTvTxJFEUHDvfqbFu-7z0

Although several studies have looked at tourniquet use in civilian settings, the survival benefit for patients was unclear. However, new research from Texas shows that for civilian patients with peripheral vascular injury, prehospital tourniquet use