PORTLAND, Ore. — At least one of the three victims in last spring's horrific stabbing on a MAX train survived when a stranger applied direct pressure to a bleeding neck wound. A nationwide campaign ...

There are three ways to control bleeding. 1. Cover the wound with a clean cloth and apply pressure with both hands or a knee. Be prepared to hold this position until EMS arrives, which could be up to ...

Scott A. Scherr, MD, FACEP, Chairman of Emergency Services at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Creating and applying a tourniquet is a relatively simple technique that can help control blood loss ...

In a life-threatening injury, every second counts. Because a person can die from blood loss in as little as five minutes, the ...

When police officers and paramedics arrived at the scene of the Pittsburgh shooting in the early hours of April 17, they rushed to transport the injured to the hospital. Time is of the essence in such ...