Stop the Bleed Program
You Are the Help Until Help Arrives
Be Prepared. Be Empowered.
You may be the first person on the scene—and your actions can save a life. When someone is seriously bleeding, every second counts. A person can bleed to death in under five minutes, often before first responders arrive.
That’s why Stop the Bleed training is so important—it gives you the skills to act quickly and confidently in an emergency. Launched by the White House in 2015, Stop the Bleed empowers everyday people to save lives by learning how to stop life-threatening bleeding.
You are the help. Let us show you how.
UNC’s Stop the Bleed Program
We’re committed to building a safer campus by providing:
- Free hands-on workshops to learn bleeding control techniques like applying a tourniquet
- Stop the Bleed kits in every campus building—located near AED wall units
Each kit contains:
- Tourniquets
- Compression dressings & gauze
- Gloves
- Step-by-step instruction cards
Why It Matters
Trauma is the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 40.
Hemorrhaging accounts for nearly 40% of trauma deaths within the first 24 hours.
You might be the first and only person on the scene for several minutes.
Real Stories, Real Impact
Watch how Stop the Bleed training helped save a young skier’s life.
