Under the leadership of the Department of Defense, the STOP THE BLEED® (STB)
campaign is designed to take the life-saving lessons learned on the battlefields of Iraq
and Afghanistan to the general public. The initiative directly translates the military’s
techniques for treating traumatic injuries involving severe bleeding into a hands-on
training course that will enable those taking the course to control bleeding until the
first responders arrive. Under the guidance of DoD’s Combat Casualty Care Research
Program, the STB campaign’s goal is to empower the public to save lives by giving them
the opportunity to receive quality training.
