Stop the Bleed is a nationwide program designed to empower civilian bystanders to act quickly and save lives in a bleeding emergency until professional help arrives.

Join the Stanford Health Care Trauma Service team for hands-on training. Learn techniques to quickly control severe bleeding with pressure, packing, and a tourniquet. At the end of the session, you’ll receive a certificate of completion. Trainings are free and open to all.

Training Dates

Trainings are held at the Stanford Center for Education and Professional Development from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month through November 2023, except March and June. A skills-only course, in which the lecture portion is completed online and the hands-on skills are learned in person, is also available 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. the fourth Monday in February*. Please register ahead of time. Space is limited.

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About the Trauma Service

Serving over 2.6 million people, the Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Trauma Service teams are part of emergency departments that make up the only Level 1 Adult and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons, on the peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide specialized care to over 3,700 patients per year. Stanford Medicine offers exceptional, 24-hours-a-day onsite trauma specialists in a state-of-the art facility, fully equipped to handle any medical or surgical emergency.